Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 930

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (with Adreno 644 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 7 Gen 1
  • Performs 2.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 45%) AnTuTu 11 score – 859K vs 593K
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 930
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
859516
593307
CPU 108282 236233
GPU 342590 69410
Memory 171953 105629
UX 236691 182035
Total score 859516 593307
Samples [27 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 141.4 MB/sec 115.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 72.8 pages/sec 62.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 107.3 Mpixels/sec 89.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 58.6 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
HDR 83.4 Mpixels/sec 73.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 6.86 images/sec
Photo processing 25.9 images/sec 22.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.99 Mpixels/sec 3.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.74 images/sec -
Face detection 1.92 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 7.05 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 453.8 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 8 tests -

3DMark

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

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10439 12430
Video editing score 7300 5853
Data manipulation score 9185 9024
Photo editing score 27068 27438
Writing score 11979 15424
Phones tested Less than 3 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP)AnTuTu920942
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk)AnTuTu886048
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Amooarman)AnTuTu867019
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 -> samueltailsGeekBench CPU1058 / 3012
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 -> samueltailsAnTuTu838629
MediaTek Dimensity 930
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Ankit Bishnoi)AnTuTu553717

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and Dimensity 930

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set - ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 3 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 644 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 443 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 8
Shading units 256 16
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 680.4 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 790

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 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 4400 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7450-AB MT6855, MT6855V/AZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 930 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 - MediaTek Dimensity 7020

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
15 (75%)
5 (25%)
Total votes: 20

Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Dimensity 930 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!