Snapdragon 730G vs Dimensity 930

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (with Adreno 618 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 730G
  • Performs 74% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 930
  • Supports 244% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 593K vs 533K
  • 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
593307
CPU 221636 236233
GPU 49363 69410
Memory 101374 105629
UX 161257 182035
Total score 533630 593307
Samples [3 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 93.1 MB/sec 115.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 47.6 pages/sec 62.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 66.1 Mpixels/sec 89.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34.7 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
HDR 55 Mpixels/sec 73.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.3 images/sec 6.86 images/sec
Photo processing 16.2 images/sec 22.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.76 Mpixels/sec 3.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 89 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.29 images/sec -
Face detection 1.12 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 0.62 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 202.8 FPS -
API Vulkan -

PCMark 3.0

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

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 47 FPS
[High]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Medium]
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World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 54 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1080 x 2340
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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 730G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (Stanislavikkk)AnTuTu533630
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (dapdep)AnTuTu506661
MediaTek Dimensity 930
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Ankit Bishnoi)AnTuTu553717

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 730G and Dimensity 930

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 825 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 8
Shading units 128 16
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 422.4 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 688 MediaTek APU 790

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7150-AB MT6855, MT6855V/AZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G official site MediaTek Dimensity 930 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G - MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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