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Dimensity 8300 vs Dimensity 1200

Dimensity 8300
VS
Dimensity 1200
Dimensity 8300
Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (with Mali-G615 MP6 graphics) and Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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

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 4.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 67%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 1604K vs 960K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~58%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8300

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Dimensity 8300
vs
Dimensity 1200

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Dimensity 8300 +67%
1604305
Dimensity 1200
960724
CPU 482670 384772
GPU 432750 144433
Memory 299238 177452
UX 389647 254067
Total score 1604305 960724
Samples [103 tests] [12 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 174.4 MB/sec 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 128.6 pages/sec 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 146.7 Mpixels/sec 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 93.5 images/sec 71.4 images/sec
HDR 136.1 Mpixels/sec 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.2 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 37.6 images/sec 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.97 Mpixels/sec 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 16.5 images/sec 6.87 images/sec
Face detection 9.4 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.63 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.46 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.7 Gpixels/sec 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1671.3 FPS 838.9 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 27 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 881 442
Stability 77% 96%
Graphics test 7 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 3688 -
Graphics test 14 FPS -
Section 1 16 FPS -
Section 2 14 FPS -
Section 3 12 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Dimensity 8300 +111%
2768
Dimensity 1200
1311
Score 2768 1311
Stability - 79%
Graphics test 16 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Dimensity 8300 +19%
13963
Dimensity 1200
11728
Web score 14649 9284
Video editing score 6419 6385
Data manipulation score 12555 10275
Photo editing score 23328 25491
Writing score 18403 14338
Phones tested 2 models 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
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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> rajeshwarshah-Oct2AnTuTu 111450232
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Mรผller)AnTuTu 121893547
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-04 (ะ’ะฐั€ั„ะพะปะพะผะตะน ะ˜ะณะพั€ะตะฒะธั‡)AnTuTu 11773735
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu 11961761
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8300 and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A510		 1x 3 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3350 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache - 320 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1400 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 6 9
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 768 288
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 4.5 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 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
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
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3		 - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 Helio M70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2023 January 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6897 MT6893
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 - MediaTek Dimensity 9500
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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