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 (~45%)
- Announced 2-years and 2-months later
- Shows better (up to 32%) AnTuTu 9 score – 663K vs 503K
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 142947 | 170589 |
| GPU | 185174 | 233643 |
| Memory | 71321 | 118786 |
| UX | 105899 | 145445 |
| Total score | 503723 | 663776 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 143.55 Mpixels/s | 171.75 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 23.7 images/s | 32.25 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 44.8 words/s | 51.5 words/s |
| Machine learning | 45.65 images/s | 51.65 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 24.2 images/s | 27.35 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.93 Mnodes/s | 3.76 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 783.05 Krows/s | 931.9 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 96% | 93% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Score | 2108 | 4180 |
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 | 850 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 | - |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | Up to 150 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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