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Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 1200

Snapdragon 870
VS
Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 (21)

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 870
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 960K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 870
  • Higher GPU frequency (~32%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Dimensity 1200

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 870 +5%
1010069
Dimensity 1200
960724
CPU 378231 384772
GPU 155526 144433
Memory 174975 177452
UX 301337 254067
Total score 1010069 960724
Samples [102 tests] [12 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 160.2 MB/sec 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 71.4 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 6.87 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 838.9 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 442
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1224 1311
Stability 99% 79%
Graphics test 7 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 870 +4%
12227
Dimensity 1200
11728
Web score 11701 9284
Video editing score 5825 6385
Data manipulation score 9987 10275
Photo editing score 28690 25491
Writing score 15274 14338
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 68 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[High]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]		 28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]		 71 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]		 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]		 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1080 x 2400		 Oppo Realme GT Neo
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 870
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-03 (Disnaro🇧🇷)AnTuTu1029687
📘 2026-08-29 (Forsic)AnTuTu1020372
📘 2026-08-25 (fx_one_love)AnTuTu1090236
📘 2026-08-23 (Ян)AnTuTu983640
📘 2026-08-22 (DAP)AnTuTu986264
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench GPU4546
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekBench CPU1112 / 3313
📘 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu960724
📘 2026-05-04 (Варфоломей Игоревич)AnTuTu773735
📘 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu961761
Add View all (21)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 32 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 320 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 670 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 3 9
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 288
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 4.5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 Helio M70
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 January 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC MT6893
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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So, which SoC would you choose?
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Total votes: 2138

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Comments

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Alex March 31, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Sd870 and exynos 1080?
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Manong July 11, 2025 at 09:43 AM
i also prefer SD870 over Dimensity 1200, because it performs well but some games like ONCE HUMAN, SD870 is struggling. OH is a recent game that is very heavy game and needs optimization. But overall emulation is much better for SD processor. To my understanding SD processor support DirectX 12 that is used for emulation.
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Kkk January 5, 2024 at 10:32 AM
When playing games, you should use Dimensity 1200 or Snapdragon 870?
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Ucox August 5, 2024 at 06:27 AM
It's better to use Snapdragon, because many games run optimally on Snapdragon, except for cellphone vendors that use Mediatek and have collaborations with game developers. For example on the ROG 6D
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Nebujin January 10, 2022 at 09:52 PM
870 for sure, because no matter if regular Android Games or Android Emulation, it just gets better / more support and faster compatibility patches. Best in terms of raw performance... and screw the Battery-Life difference of a few %. You will not notice a difference if you use both CPUs/GPUs, in the same situation. Except for the Snapdragon being more performant.
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J-Y November 7, 2021 at 04:41 PM
They are so close in everything... I just pick the one I found for the cheaper and I love it: POCO F3/SnapDragon 870. But I'm sure I would have loved a Mediatek 1200 as much. Note that I had multiple Snapdragon and lots of different Mediatek in the past and I don't really have preferences as both always provided me a similar price/performance ratio.
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Shuvon deb October 22, 2021 at 07:50 PM
SD 870 is very hit & battery drain fast. I am using poco f3
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Svj January 8, 2022 at 01:38 PM
What graphics settings?
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Alios August 9, 2022 at 01:04 PM
If you don't know how to use it just turn off the game launcher app in the Poco f3 you can play smother all hits in f3 coz of the game launcher fabric APK in f3 is on. just turn off this app.
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Rupp August 4, 2021 at 11:04 AM
Mediatek better than 870 because clock speed is more than Snapdragon it is main part in processors🔥
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Swadesh August 11, 2021 at 07:12 AM
Not really, optimization is everything apps are better optimised for Snapdragon processor.
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No Swadesh August 19, 2021 at 06:46 PM
Swadesh, Nah bro apps are general they don't need that special optimization for processor But yeah in the past games were more focused on Snapdragon But in the recent days things have. Changed High-end games are focused to be better on Kirin , Snapdragon and Exynos (few exception for MediaTek) But among mid- end /low-end/(low)high end , MediaTek is slowly getting the more game optimization as for their rising market share Example(720g is arguably better than g90t(not completely) but in games like pubgm and pubg m(chinese) g90t has more settings options over 720g Showing that g90t is more optimized in game(but not all tho)
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DaTruth September 21, 2021 at 12:47 PM
No Swadesh, Are you ok there? How can you say apps don't need optimization and then turn around and say they are optimized for x, y and z. Different chipset architectures handle different scripts more or less efficiently. Depending on the engine the game is made on or what programming software is used to make x apps will determine what processors will have an advantage and, generally speaking, Qualcomm is still the preferred chipset most Android apps are developed for. The exceptions are typically only Chinese apps.
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Liege Maximo October 15, 2021 at 01:20 PM
SD is better optimised vrom, thus it performs better in day-day life. (:
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Anonimus July 29, 2021 at 01:24 PM
How tf snapdragon with cortex a77 cores beats dimensity 1200 with cortex a78 cores
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DaTruTru September 21, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Because they run on a different architecture? Because they run on a different OS? There are plenty of variables. The core reason being that Qualcomm simply has the better architectural design and SoC. They could use all of the same components or even better ones and still be worse if their SoC/Architecture is not up to snuff. It's pretty well known that most Chinese phones have bad/buggy software, so why should it be a surprise that their SoC also isn't the best?
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Ashif October 18, 2021 at 06:07 PM
Because sd use cortex a77 kryo modified cores that make more powerful
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Hossein July 24, 2021 at 01:16 AM
I prefer sd 870 first for being more stable in long use and LPDDR5 and LTE Cat. 24
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Asad August 23, 2021 at 03:18 PM
But LPDDR5 has 40% lower frequency
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Wews September 20, 2021 at 09:22 AM
Asad, Yeah but it's more powerful than 1200's lpddr4x frequency. Lpddr5 ram is more advance and powerful than lpddr4x
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Hadezz April 30, 2021 at 10:38 AM
Sd is always better for using custom roms.
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