MediaTek Dimensity 8200 vs Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU). Specifications

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

• CPU group
  MediaTek Dimensity 8000 4nm Apple M2
• Family
  Mediatek Dimensity Apple M series
• Generation
  3 2
• Predecessor
  - Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  1x Cortex-A78 16x Avalanche
• A-Core Frequency
  3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz
• B-Core
  3x Cortex-A78 8x Blizzard
• B-Core Frequency
  3 GHz 2.8 GHz
• C-Core
  4x Cortex-A55 -
• C-Core Frequency
  2 GHz -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 24
• CPU Threads
  8 24
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No

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

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  6 1216
• Generation
  Vallhall 3 2
• GPU Frequency
  - 1400 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G610 MP6 Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core)
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 192 GB
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q2/2023
• Shader
  0 9728
• Technology
  4 nm 5 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and MediaTek Dimensity 8200. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  - 90 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cortex-A78 / -A78 / -A55 M2
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Documents
  Technical data sheet -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  - Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  - 72 MB
• Operating systems
  Android macOS, iPadOS
• Part Number
  MT6896 / MT6896Z -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q2/2023
• Technology
  4 nm 5 nm
• Virtualization
  None Apple Virtualization Framework