Mobile processor comparison

Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Architecture 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 2660 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 8.5 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
L1 cache 832 KB Not available
L2 cache 12 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency Not available 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum memory 4 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU Mali-G68 MC4
GPU architecture Not available Valhall 2
Execution units 4 4
Shaders Not available 64
FLOPS 736 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes, Neural Engine MediaTek APU 3.0

Display and media

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Maximum display resolution 2688 x 1242 Not available
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 220 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A13 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Release September 2019 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available MT6877V/TTZA
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database Not available 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A13 Bionic

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080

5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro+

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh