MediaTek Dimensity 920 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 920, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 920 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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 920
548039
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
819661
CPU169830237856
GPU113631281535
Memory111717125373
UX152861174897
NanoReview Score548039819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 920
2293
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stability99 %90 %
Graphics Test13 fps25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 920
926
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 920
2310
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression116.7 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser60.1 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering85.8 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur6.59 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing14.9 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection45.8 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR73.5 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.29 MP/sec4.18 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 64 FPS (Ultra) 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS (High) 59 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 68 FPS (Medium) 102 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS (Ultra) 107 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 53 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 46 FPS (Medium) 49 FPS (Ultra)
Device Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus (1080x2400) Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2500 3200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count 10 billion 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 4 3
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 128 768
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2770 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1250 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2021 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6877T SM8250-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 the clear winner in this comparison.

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