Snapdragon 820 vs Dimensity 700
We compared the 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (Adreno 530) with the newer 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 (Mali-G57 MP2) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17.07 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 700
- Has 4 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~86%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 54%) AnTuTu 11 score β 515K vs 333K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 131994 | 185796 |
| GPU | 36166 | 44366 |
| Memory | 63256 | 120419 |
| UX | 102461 | 165066 |
| Total score | 333877 | 515647 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [27 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 28.8 MB/sec | 87.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 19.7 pages/sec | 46 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 28 Mpixels/sec | 60.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 6.36 images/sec | 34.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 54.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.39 images/sec | 4.33 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.33 images/sec | 17 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 789.4 Mpixels/sec | 2.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 14 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.58 images/sec | 1.89 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.86 images/sec | 1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.09 Gpixels/sec | 3.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 81.6 FPS | 205 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | 9 tests |
3DMark
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
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4378 | 5809 |
| Video editing score | 5152 | 4676 |
| Data manipulation score | 4144 | 6639 |
| Photo editing score | 11831 | 16616 |
| Writing score | 5024 | 8819 |
| Phones tested | - | 5 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 51 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 37 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | - | 25 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 59 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 34 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-01-05 (Saber) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 356 / 615 |
MediaTek Dimensity 700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Asafe oliveira) | AnTuTu 12 | 571874 |
| π 2026-09-03 (HeartBun) | AnTuTu 11 | 505793 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 713 / 1916 |
| π 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | CPU Throttle | 53% |
| π 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1491 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 820 and Dimensity 700CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.15 GHz β Kryo 2x 1.593 GHz β Kryo |
2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2150 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 14 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 11 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 530 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 510 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 261.1 Gigaflops | 121.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.8 Gb/s | 17.07 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 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 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - 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 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2015 | November 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8996 | MT6833V/ZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 700 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 720 |
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