Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8020

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (with Adreno 644 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8020 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 7 Gen 1
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 41% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020
  • Higher GPU frequency (~89%)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score – 981K vs 859K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
981459
CPU 108282 349209
GPU 342590 150375
Memory 171953 181946
UX 236691 299929
Total score 859516 981459
Samples [27 tests] [13 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 141.4 MB/sec 172.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 72.8 pages/sec 99.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 107.3 Mpixels/sec 132.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 58.6 images/sec 78.5 images/sec
HDR 83.4 Mpixels/sec 125.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 25.9 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.99 Mpixels/sec 4.75 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.74 images/sec 7.31 images/sec
Face detection 1.92 images/sec 3.47 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.32 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.05 Gpixels/sec 13.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 453.8 FPS 822.7 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 8 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 273 435
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 857 1260
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10439 15979
Video editing score 7300 7875
Data manipulation score 9185 10609
Photo editing score 27068 46444
Writing score 11979 18299
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> sohailkhanAnTuTu 12752544
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP)AnTuTu 11920942
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk)AnTuTu 11886048
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Amooarman)AnTuTu 11867019
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1058 / 3012
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Nabin)AnTuTu 121062030
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (GEKO973239)AnTuTu 111022272
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 111007624
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-29 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 11991321
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 (Poseidon)AnTuTu 11992657

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8020

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set - ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 320 KB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 644 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 443 MHz 836 MHz
Pipelines 3 9
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 288
FLOPS 680.4 Gigaflops 481.5 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 570

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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 Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4400 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 April 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7450-AB MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8020 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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slayer September 16, 2023 at 08:32 AM
7 gen 1 is Samsung not tsmc.
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Serhii September 16, 2023 at 10:39 AM
It is good to hear useful info. Thank you!
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