MediaTek MT8188J vs Apple A17 Bionic

Comparisons 18-06-2023

Full testing data of MediaTek MT8188J vs Apple A17 Bionic, comparison of graphics processors (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Quadrant, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, Vellamo, PCMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Call of Duty, Fortnite, GTA, Minecraft, PUBG, Madout2, Asphalt 9 etc.
After looking at the data of parallel tests and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy MT8188J or A17 Bionic.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

MT8188J

25%

A17 Bionic

91%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

MT8188J

72%

A17 Bionic

87%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8188J

24%

A17 Bionic

88%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	MT8188J	A17 Bionic
Total score	360113	1272718
CPU	100831	356360
GPU	136847	483633
MEM	57613	203638
UX	64810	229097

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	MT8188J	A17 Bionic
Single-Core	665	2435
Multi-Core	2195	7152

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8188J	A17 Bionic
Frequency	2200 MHz	3640 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	3 nm
Transistors count		22000 millions
Core configuration	2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x3.64 GHz ARM 4x2.42 GHz ARM
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	8 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	4266
Memory bandwidth	28	128
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB	3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	96 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv9

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A17 Bionic is 39% better than MT8188J in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8188J has -2 more core than A17 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	Apple A17 Bionic
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	3640 MHz
GFloPS	486	3425
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	2796 x 1290 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.5	48.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	151.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	45.1	90.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.7	83.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.4	128.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	71.9	185.7
Real Racing 3	67.6	181.6
Sniper 3D	72.1	199.6
Need for Speed No Limits	81.1	125.9
Mortal Kombat X	72.2	130.6
CSR Racing 2	58.4	108.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	64 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem		5G Modem
Download speed	750 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	300 MBit/s.	9000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GNSS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, Beidou, NavIC enabled
NFC support	No	No
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8188J is better: 1
The number of parameters for which Apple A17 Bionic is better: 41
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8188J SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• MT8188J specs and review.

A17 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A17 Bionic specs and review.