Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs MediaTek Dimensity 930

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs MediaTek Dimensity 930. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and MediaTek Dimensity 930
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 930
462254
CPU188722154546
GPU17250179582
Memory108871103798
UX140333124328
NanoReview Score610427462254
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
3013
MediaTek Dimensity 930
n/a
Stability82 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
930
MediaTek Dimensity 930
920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
2834
MediaTek Dimensity 930
2325
File Compression129.1 MB/s115.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser75.9 pages/s62.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering88.8 MP/sec89.8 MP/sec
Background Blur8.79 frames/s6.86 frames/s
Photo Processing27.5 frames/s22.4 frames/s
Image Detection62.3 frames/s46.5 frames/s
HDR91.7 MP/sec73.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.01 MP/sec3.11 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)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 6.7 billion 10 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 640 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 3 8
Shader Units 256 16
Total shader 768 128
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
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 790

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 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x192 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 2770 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1240 MB/s Up to 1250 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2018 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8150 MT6855, MT6855V/AZA

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