Dimensity 1200 vs A17 Pro

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9) with the newer 6-core Apple A17 Pro (Apple A17 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A17 Pro
  • Performs 4.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~58%)
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 53%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1467K vs 960K
  • 26% higher CPU clock speed (3780 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
A17 Pro +53%
1467470
CPU 384772 374357
GPU 144433 463612
Memory 177452 184670
UX 254067 444831
Total score 960724 1467470
Samples [12 tests] [21 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect DeviceFacts scores.

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A17 Pro +160%
2969
Multi-Core Score
A17 Pro +127%
7599
Asset compression 168.6 MB/sec 254.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 95.8 pages/sec 166 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 131.1 Mpixels/sec 180.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 71.4 images/sec 178.7 images/sec
HDR 117.3 Mpixels/sec 240.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 26.7 images/sec
Photo processing 32.4 images/sec 77.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.54 Mpixels/sec 7.76 Mpixels/sec
Samples 8 tests 32 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A17 Pro +511%
28057
Background blur 6.87 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
Face detection 3.39 images/sec 65.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.8 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 1.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 1.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 14.4 Gpixels/sec 87.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 838.9 FPS 3313.9 FPS
API OpenCL Metal
Samples 6 tests 22 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
A17 Pro +215%
1391
Score 442 1391
Stability 96% 71%
Graphics test 3 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 6089
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Section 1 - 29 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
A17 Pro +179%
3655
Score 1311 3655
Stability 79% 63%
Graphics test 7 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9284 -
Video editing score 6385 -
Data manipulation score 10275 -
Photo editing score 25491 -
Writing score 14338 -
Phones tested 2 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 68 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[High]
-
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 71 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 88 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 51 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Oppo Realme GT Neo
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Π’Π°Ρ€Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ Π˜Π³ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ‡)AnTuTu 11773735
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu 11961761
Apple A17 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Zabza)AnTuTu 111996792
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Kuan.28)AnTuTu 111752198
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh)AnTuTu 111357765
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Zabza)AnTuTu 111599694
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (elio)AnTuTu 111445771

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 1200 and A17 Pro

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 3.78 GHz – Everest
4x 2.11 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3000 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache 32 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 320 KB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistor count - 19 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4.3 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP9 Apple A17 GPU
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 886 MHz 1398 MHz
Pipelines 9 6
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 288 768
FLOPS 510.3 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 4.5 TOPS 35 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 1290 x 2796
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Helio M70 Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 19 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 September 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6893 APL1V02
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 - Apple A19 Pro

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