Snapdragon 855 vs Dimensity 1200
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (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
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Higher GPU frequency (~51%)
- Announced 2-years and 2-months later
- Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 9 score – 712K vs 523K
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 141111 | 178467 |
GPU | 184880 | 244048 |
Memory | 76857 | 133574 |
UX | 115836 | 150992 |
Total score | 523457 | 712963 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 153.4 Mpixels/s | 175.7 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 21 images/s | 31.8 images/s |
Speech recognition | 45.7 words/s | 40 words/s |
Machine learning | 48 images/s | 52.1 images/s |
Camera shooting | 26.2 images/s | 27.2 images/s |
HTML 5 | 1.44 Mnodes/s | 3.88 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 846.9 Krows/s | 945.7 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 92% | 90% |
Graphics test | 18 FPS | 26 FPS |
Score | 3086 | 4484 |
Gaming
PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
68 FPS [Ultra] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [High] |
Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [Low] |
Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
71 FPS [Ultra] |
World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
88 FPS [Ultra] |
Genshin Impact | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
Oppo Realme GT Neo 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Dimensity 1200CPU
Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3000 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | 384 KB | - |
L2 cache | 768 KB | - |
L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
Process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 886 MHz |
Execution units | 2 | 9 |
Shading units | 384 | 144 |
FLOPS | 899 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 | 4266 MHz |
Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
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 | Helio M70 |
4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 19 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | - |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
Announced | December 2018 | January 2021 |
Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Model number | SM8150 | MT6893 |
Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site |
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