Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 900 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
  • Performs 56% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Higher GPU frequency (~29%)
  • Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 671K vs 521K
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
671241
CPU 229840 266132
GPU 49950 71827
Memory 101579 150753
UX 140317 182529
Total score 521686 671241
Samples [7 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 101.5 MB/sec 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 54.9 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 79.8 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 42 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 66.8 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.11 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 21.4 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.84 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 4 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.15 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 1.1 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.63 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 201.4 FPS 403.2 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 228
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 308 609
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12259 13144
Video editing score 4529 8031
Data manipulation score 8023 9360
Photo editing score 23033 30860
Writing score 12626 19188
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-19 (RรธFรฎKรผL)AnTuTu 11584179
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Mark)AnTuTu 11403824
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-06 (Sean O)AnTuTu 11521686
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-15 (Chxp)AnTuTu 11523738
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Eddy)AnTuTu 11490749
MediaTek Dimensity 900
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-15 (CaRi1306)AnTuTu 11634075
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-04 (Jeans)AnTuTu 11709600
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-10 (Arun)AnTuTu 11595729
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Adit Tia Pratama)AnTuTu 11671241
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-04-07 (Vishnu)Geekbench 6 CPU846 / 3076

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and Dimensity 900

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 700 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 358.4 Gigaflops 230.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2022 May 2021
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM4375 MT6877
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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