Snapdragon 678 vs Dimensity 700

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 700 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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 678
  • Performs 88% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 700
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 11 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.07 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
515647
CPU 216553 185796
GPU 30227 44366
Memory 103694 120419
UX 160187 165066
Total score 510711 515647
Samples [3 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
1736
Asset compression 89.8 MB/sec 87.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.8 pages/sec 46 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.4 Mpixels/sec 60.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.4 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
HDR 52.7 Mpixels/sec 54.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.96 images/sec 4.33 images/sec
Photo processing 9.43 images/sec 17 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.57 Mpixels/sec 2.5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1241
Background blur 1.12 images/sec 1.89 images/sec
Face detection 0.55 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec 3.56 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 83.2 FPS 205 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples - 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 133
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 321
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6057 5809
Video editing score 5351 4676
Data manipulation score 6444 6639
Photo editing score 14635 16616
Writing score 9952 8819
Phones tested Less than 3 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]
51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
37 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]
25 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
59 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]
34 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]
56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Sayato)AnTuTu 11510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)Geekbench 6 CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu 11447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)Geekbench 6 CPU714 / 1577
MediaTek Dimensity 700
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Asafe oliveira)AnTuTu 12571874
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (HeartBun)AnTuTu 11505793
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)Geekbench 6 CPU713 / 1916
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 700

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 16 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 11 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 895 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 128 64
FLOPS 229.1 Gigaflops 121.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
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 LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC MT6833V/ZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site MediaTek Dimensity 700 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 720

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