Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Apple M series Mediatek Dimensity
• CPU group
  Apple M2 MediaTek Dimensity 8000
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 3
• Predecessor
  Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) --

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  24 / 24 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  16x Avalanche 4x Cortex-A78
• B-Core
  8x Blizzard 4x Cortex-A55
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  3.50 GHz 2.00 GHz (2.75 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  2.80 GHz --

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) ARM Mali-G610 MP6
• GPU frequency
  1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  1216 6
• Shader
  9728 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  192 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Generation
  2 Vallhall 3
• Direct X
  -- 12
• Technology
  5 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2023 Q2/2021

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Dimensity 8000 and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  192 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 4
• Bandwidth
  819.1 GB/s --
• ECC
  No No
• PCIe
  4.0 x 64
• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and MediaTek Dimensity 8000 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Technology
  5 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  -- N/A
• L2-Cache
  72.00 MB --
• Architecture
  M2 Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
• Operating systems
  macOS, iPadOS Android
• Virtualization
  Apple Virtualization Framework None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• Release date
  Q2/2023 Q1/2022