Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Dimensity 1000 Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus (Mali-G77 MC9). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2600 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 29.87 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
- Announced 10 months later
- Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 8 score – 542K vs 488K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2960 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 627 MHz | - |
| Cores | - | 9 |
| Number of ALUs | 384 | - |
| FLOPS | 1036 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 29.87 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | July 2019 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus official site |
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