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Dimensity 8300 vs A13 Bionic

Dimensity 8300
VS
A13 Bionic
Dimensity 8300
A13 Bionic

We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (Mali-G615 MP6) with the older 6-core Apple A13 Bionic (Apple A13 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (2)

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 8300
  • Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 46%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 1101K
  • Has 2 more cores
  • 26% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2650 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~14%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Dimensity 8300
vs
A13 Bionic

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Dimensity 8300 +46%
1604305
A13 Bionic
1101851
CPU 482670 296803
GPU 432750 301818
Memory 299238 149834
UX 389647 353396
Total score 1604305 1101851
Samples [103 tests] [47 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect DeviceFacts scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Dimensity 8300
1375
A13 Bionic +27%
1749
Multi-Core Score
Dimensity 8300 +6%
4217
A13 Bionic
3989
Asset compression 174.4 MB/sec 146.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 128.6 pages/sec 90.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 146.7 Mpixels/sec 103.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 93.5 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
HDR 136.1 Mpixels/sec 130.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.2 images/sec 13.9 images/sec
Photo processing 37.6 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.97 Mpixels/sec 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Dimensity 8300
5134
A13 Bionic +171%
13902
Background blur 16.5 images/sec 20.3 images/sec
Face detection 9.4 images/sec 25.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.44 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.63 Gpixels/sec 0.68 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.46 Gpixels/sec 0.77 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.7 Gpixels/sec 45.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1671.3 FPS 1367.9 FPS
API Vulkan Metal
Samples 27 tests 8 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
Score 881 -
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 7 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Dimensity 8300 +44%
3688
A13 Bionic
2564
Score 3688 2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test 14 FPS 10 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 12 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Dimensity 8300 +38%
2768
A13 Bionic
2001
Score 2768 2001
Stability - 70%
Graphics test 16 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14649 -
Video editing score 6419 -
Data manipulation score 12555 -
Photo editing score 23328 -
Writing score 18403 -
Phones tested 2 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 60 FPS
[High]
World of Tanks Blitz - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Apple iPhone 11 Pro
828 x 1792
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 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> rajeshwarshah-Oct2AnTuTu 111450232
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547
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Apple A13 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Π•Π²Π³Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ :))AnTuTu 111178640
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8300 and A13 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning
4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3350 MHz 2650 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache - 128 KB
L2 cache - 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - 8.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Apple A13 GPU
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 1400 MHz 1230 MHz
Pipelines 6 4
Shading units 128 64
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops 629.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
OpenCL version 3.0 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance - 5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 4 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2688 x 1242
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP -
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
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3		 - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced November 2023 September 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6897 APL1W85
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site -
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 - Apple A19 Pro
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8300:
    - Dimensity 8300 Ultra is identical to the Dimensity 8300 (without "Ultra") regarding technical specifications and performance.

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Terry June 23, 2026 at 06:43 PM
I prefer the performance in my SE 2. Than in the realme of my brother. Mostly, in emulators. It doesnt heat like other cells.
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raman gaming is fool November 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Raman gaming sold realme p3 ultra with 8350 ultra to buy iphone 11 pro What a fool buys a 6 year old phone
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