Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 930

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 930 (IMG BXM-8-256). 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 6 Gen 1
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 42% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score – 737K vs 593K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 930
  • Supports 133% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 22 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~41%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
737054
593307
CPU 306912 236233
GPU 74254 69410
Memory 161784 105629
UX 194104 182035
Total score 737054 593307
Samples [70 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 139.8 MB/sec 115.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.8 pages/sec 62.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.9 Mpixels/sec 89.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.2 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
HDR 88.6 Mpixels/sec 73.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.21 images/sec 6.86 images/sec
Photo processing 25.5 images/sec 22.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.77 images/sec -
Face detection 1.45 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.09 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 227.3 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 15 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 200 -
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11087 12430
Video editing score 6838 5853
Data manipulation score 8252 9024
Photo editing score 30771 27438
Writing score 12967 15424
Phones tested 10 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (zain)AnTuTu731773
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Alexis Santos)AnTuTu781186
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Iza)AnTuTu787589
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Joseph Gen number)AnTuTu811669
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Andreu)AnTuTu717114
MediaTek Dimensity 930
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Ankit Bishnoi)AnTuTu553717

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 930

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 700 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 676 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 8
Shading units 128 16
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 790

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 22 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2022 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6450 MT6855, MT6855V/AZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 930 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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