Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and MediaTek Dimensity 8200
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 855
610427
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
933773
CPU188722267830
GPU172501237310
Memory108871198476
UX140333230157
NanoReview Score610427933773
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
3013
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
5876
Stability82 %95 %
Graphics Test18 fps35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
930
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
1224
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
2834
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
3891
File Compression129.1 MB/s172.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser75.9 pages/s108 pages/s
PDF Rendering88.8 MP/sec140.4 MP/sec
Background Blur8.79 frames/s14.7 frames/s
Photo Processing27.5 frames/s34.4 frames/s
Image Detection62.3 frames/s86.2 frames/s
HDR91.7 MP/sec118.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.01 MP/sec4.63 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 28 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 51 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 57 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (1080x2340) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 Kryo 485 Silver)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 4/2 (Cortex A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 3100
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 6.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 6 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 640 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 3 6
Shader Units 256 64
Total shader 768 384
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 729.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 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 Hexagon 690 MediaTek APU 580

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 51.2 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 3.0 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1240 MB/s Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2018 yr December, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8150 MT6896Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8200 the clear winner in this comparison.

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