Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs MediaTek Dimensity 820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and MediaTek Dimensity 820
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
757902
MediaTek Dimensity 820
487164
CPU258336150733
GPU183669116007
Memory138904100018
UX176993120406
NanoReview Score757902487164
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 820
2357
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1091
MediaTek Dimensity 820
845
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3085
MediaTek Dimensity 820
2484
File Compression154.3 MB/s137.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser81.6 pages/s60.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering109.9 MP/sec98.8 MP/sec
Background Blur11.7 frames/s7.24 frames/s
Photo Processing25 frames/s23.6 frames/s
Image Detection55.8 frames/s43 frames/s
HDR93 MP/sec78.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.14 MP/sec3.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 46 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 41 FPS (Medium)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 52 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 55 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 35 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2300 2600
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 810 Mali-G57 MP5
Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 2 5
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 256 160
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 288 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU Frequency n/a 2.4 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 17.07 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 2.2
- UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3360x1600 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x80 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm X62 5G n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 2770 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 1250 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced February, 2025 yr May, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename SM6650 MT6875

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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