MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
742480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2082208
CPU220474475806
GPU185750881311
Memory164100390065
UX172156335026
NanoReview Score7424802082208
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
4464
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
n/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test26 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
1122
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
3681
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6880
File Compression172.4 MB/s293.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser101.2 pages/s196.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering145.6 MP/sec221.6 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s24.1 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s63.9 frames/s
Image Detection76.9 frames/s154.6 frames/s
HDR125.8 MP/sec217.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.75 MP/sec8.01 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2600 3210
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 32 KB n/a
L2 cache 320 MB 6 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 825
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 1150 MHz
Execution Units 9 2
Shader Units 32 512
Total shader 288 1024
FLOPS 481.5 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 76.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 21 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 4200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2023 yr April, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA SM8735

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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