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Snapdragon 860 vs Dimensity 900

Snapdragon 860
VS
Dimensity 900
Snapdragon 860
Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 900 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (8)

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 860
  • Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 822K vs 671K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 860
vs
Dimensity 900

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 860 +23%
822433
Dimensity 900
671241
CPU 299294 266132
GPU 119740 71827
Memory 162141 150753
UX 241258 182529
Total score 822433 671241
Samples [47 tests] [4 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 860 +26%
2985
Dimensity 900
2362
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.94 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 403.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 12 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 228
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 979 609
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 860
10591
Dimensity 900 +35%
14320
Web score 8774 13144
Video editing score 6020 8031
Data manipulation score 8724 9360
Photo editing score 22475 30860
Writing score 13390 19188
Phones tested Less than 3 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 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 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Zeexi)AnTuTu 11911542
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik)AnTuTu 11822512
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MediaTek Dimensity 900
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (CaRi1306)AnTuTu 11634075
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (Jeans)AnTuTu 11709600
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-10 (Arun)AnTuTu 11595729
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Adit Tia Pratama)AnTuTu 11671241
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-07 (Vishnu)Geekbench 6 CPU846 / 3076
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)		 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 675 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 1036.8 Gigaflops 230.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s -
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
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		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G -
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC MT6877
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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Comments

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Dickson May 11, 2023 at 09:13 PM
I'm currently using a phone with the Dimensity 900 chipset, while my friend has the Poco X3 with the Snapdragon 860. However, in terms of performance, my phone launches games and apps faster than his. While the Snapdragon 860 is a good chip, it has a considerably slow RAM speed, which leads to occasional bugs. On the other hand, my Dimensity 900 doesn't experience such issues. Though there's a saying that "old is gold," it doesn't necessarily win against the newer, more advanced chips. The A76 is a solid chip, but it can't quite compete with the A78 due to differences in speed and marketing. For instance, the Dimensity 900 opens PUBG and many other games faster than the Snapdragon 860.
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900 September 30, 2021 at 05:09 PM
900 because it uses cortex a78 core and 860 uses a76 . Definitely a78 >>> a76
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Poteto March 25, 2022 at 08:16 PM
More modern sure. But way underpowered compared to 860. Memory bandwidth and GPU strength are half the battle and 900 has half of both.
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Luis August 23, 2021 at 05:53 PM
I do not think that the difference in the total use is perceived from day to day, but when you change to game mode here the 860 is still higher, and that is why my vote goes to the 860 I think that the optimization makes it a better chip despite its disadvantages due to the passage of time
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Scronx July 13, 2021 at 08:06 PM
I feel like the 900 is better due to 5g and fast disk speed. The overall best user experience will be in 900. If u are a gamer go for 860
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No chance September 27, 2021 at 07:20 PM
The 860 has almost double memory bandwidth. It's not even close. The 860 is better in everything except wireless and efficiency.
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Sepp June 1, 2023 at 05:03 PM
I began my emulation journey on Android with the Poco X3 Pro, before getting myself an Odin with the D900. I'm quite fond of the D900; it flawlessly emulates everything up to and including the DC, N64, and PSP, even when significantly upscaled. Both processors handle PS2 and GC/Wii well at resolutions up to 2.5x. The SD860's only advantage is its better, or rather quicker, optimization of emulators, primarily for 3DS and Switch. Based on my experience using both the Poco and the Odin Lite, I'd have to say that the D900 is severely underrated.
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Ignaz August 6, 2023 at 08:10 AM
Sepp, Funny, I had the same experience with the same devices. I prefer the d900 with every emulator but 3DS and Switch. D900 is highly underrated.
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