MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1633597
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
761829
CPU350248202594
GPU607362218782
Memory363103152855
UX312884187598
NanoReview Score1633597761829
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
4520
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a27 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1113
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3172
File Compression262.5 MB/s159.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s94.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec135.9 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s9.41 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s31.7 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s60.2 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec106.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec4.48 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 68 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 71 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 88 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Oppo Realme GT Neo (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3000
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 32 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 320 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 4.3 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 886 MHz
Execution Units 7 9
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 896 288
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 510.3 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU Frequency n/a 4.5 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Helio M70
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 19
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z MT6893

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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