Today MediaTek introduced two new top-end SoCs within the type of the brand new Dimensity 1100 and Dimensity 1200. The two new designs are a follow-up to final yr’s Dimensity 1000 SoC which marked the corporate’s return to the high-end in 2020, with a comparatively strong SoC design.
The two new chipsets improve the Dimensity 1000 by way of CPU configuration and digicam capability, in addition to coming in a brand new 6nm course of node. The new chips nonetheless don’t improve each facet of their designs, as issues such because the GPU configuration and the modem capabilities appear to be similar to that of the Dimensity 1000.
| MediaTek SoCs | |||
| SoC | Dimensity 1000(+) | Dimensity 1100 | Dimensity 1200 |
| CPU | 4x Cortex A77 @ 2.6GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz |
4x Cortex A78 @ 2.6GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz |
1x Cortex A78 @ 3.0GHz 3x Cortex A78 @ 2.6GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G77MP9 @ ? MHz | Mali-G77MP9 @ ? MHz | Mali-G77MP9 @ ? MHz |
| APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP | “3rd gen APU” 2 “big” + 3 “small” + 1 “tiny” 4.5TOPs complete perf |
“3rd gen APU” 2 “big” + 3 “small” + 1 “tiny” |
“3rd gen APU” 2 “big” + 3 “small” + 1 “tiny” +12.5% perf |
| Memory | 4x 16b LPDDR4x | 4x 16b LPDDR4x | 4x 16b LPDDR4x |
| ISP/Camera | 80MP or 32MP + 16MP |
108MP or 32MP + 16MP |
200MP or 32MP + 16MP |
| Encode/ Decode |
2160p60 H.264 & HEVC & AV1 (Decode) |
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| Integrated Modem | 5G Sub-6
DL = 4700Mbps UL = 2500Mbps LTE Category 19 DL |
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| Connectivity | WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.1 + Dual Band GNSS |
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.2 + Dual Band GNSS |
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| Mfc. Process | 7nm (N7) | 6nm (N6) | |
Starting off the place we see the largest adjustments, the 2 new SoCs differ probably the most from its predecessor on the CPU aspect of issues. The Dimensity 1100 is kind of simple in that it replaces the Cortex-A77 cores with newer Cortex-A78 cores. The configuration nonetheless stays at Four cores operating at 2.6GHz (because the higher-bin Dimensity 1000+), with 4 Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0GHz because the little cores.
The Dimensity 1200 adjustments the configuration to a 1+3+Four setup, with one efficiency Cortex-A78 core clocking as much as 3.0GHz, and MediaTek stating that it sports activities double the L2 cache in comparison with the opposite cores. This would imply it has a 512KB configuration whereas the opposite Three cores function 256KB L2’s. The 1+Three massive cores setup can be accompanied by 4x Cortex-A55 cores at 2GHz.
The GPU aspect of issues is a bit bizarre, as oddly sufficient it options the very same setup because the Dimensity 1000, and we once more see a Mali-G77MP9 configuration on each new chipsets. That’s very odd given the truth that different competitor chipsets are deploying new Mali-G78 designs.
DRAM functionality stays at LPDDR4X at 2133MHz – the shortage of LPDDR5 isn’t too shocking right here given the efficiency positive aspects aren’t too nice and these chipset designs are for use in less expensive units.
NPU and AI capabilities aren’t precisely clear on the Dimensity 1100 and it appears to be similar to that of the Dimensity 1000 – the Dimensity 1200 advertises a efficiency increase of 12.5% which may simply be a slight clock frequency improve in comparison with its predecessor.
On the digicam capabilities, the brand new chips don’t change their multi-camera configurations, nonetheless being at 32+16MP, nonetheless each enhance the single-camera marketed functionality as much as respectively 108MP and 200MP for the Dimensity 1100 and Dimensity 1200.
On the 5G modem aspect, we’re seeing no obvious adjustments within the specs supported by the brand new design, it nonetheless being a sub-6GHz solely implementation.
The new chip is manufactured on a brand new 6nm course of node at…
