Snapdragon 765G vs Dimensity 820

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (with Adreno 620 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 820 (Mali-G57 MP5). 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 765G
  • Performs 67% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 820
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2400 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
609659
CPU 225992 230405
GPU 68730 101179
Memory 118245 101782
UX 185007 176293
Total score 597974 609659
Samples [11 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 87.8 MB/sec 107 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 46.3 pages/sec 59.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 61.6 Mpixels/sec 95.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 34.9 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
HDR 55.6 Mpixels/sec 68.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.41 images/sec 7.49 images/sec
Photo processing 15.9 images/sec 20.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.58 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 6 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
2799
Background blur 1.85 images/sec 4.22 images/sec
Face detection 0.88 images/sec 2.29 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.33 Gpixels/sec 8.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 206.3 FPS 442.2 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 4 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 446 716
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6739 6330
Video editing score 5699 5973
Data manipulation score 7976 7518
Photo editing score 19870 21803
Writing score 11348 9823
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 57 FPS
[High]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS
[Ultra]
41 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 29 FPS
[Medium]
28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 67 FPS
[Low]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
55 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 35 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 55 FPS
[Ultra]
58 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi 10X 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 765G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Gruk)AnTuTu 11641913
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Gruk)AnTuTu 11641913
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Guitar91)AnTuTu 11622520
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-29 (mxrcovx13)AnTuTu 11571064
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Artreg)AnTuTu 11566323
MediaTek Dimensity 820
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (Xi Anzing)Geekbench 6 GPU2799
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (Xi Anzing)Geekbench 6 CPU839 / 2312

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 765G and Dimensity 820

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
1x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 8 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 620 Mali-G57 MP5
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 5
Shading units 192 32
Total shaders 384 160
FLOPS 480 Gigaflops 288 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 696 MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 2.4 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3200 x 1800 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X52 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced December 2019 May 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7250-AB MT6875
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site MediaTek Dimensity 820 official site

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cool November 11, 2020 at 12:40 AM
heat is not a problem play under a fan :)
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