Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 7020

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (IMG BXM-8-256). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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 4.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 57%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 644K
  • 45% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7020
  • Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1010069
CPU 378231 247156
GPU 155526 53263
Memory 174975 142748
UX 301337 201036
Total score 1010069 644203
Samples [102 tests] [14 tests]

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 113.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 60.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 80.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 44.3 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 71.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 6.61 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 20.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 2.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
3381
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 1.21 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 0.75 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 1.92 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 109.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests -

3DMark

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

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12227
Web score 11701 11480
Video editing score 5825 5240
Data manipulation score 9987 8591
Photo editing score 28690 28967
Writing score 15274 16245
Phones tested 2 models 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1080 x 2400
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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
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-16 (Skibidi lutfi)AnTuTu 121297957
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Peanut)AnTuTu 121132636
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (ex4ample)AnTuTu 121079226
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RanVerchst.)AnTuTu 121213647
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
MediaTek Dimensity 7020
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (nnyiskull)AnTuTu 12751682
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu 11585043
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11688346
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Anonim)AnTuTu 11735101
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu 11662065

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 7020

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)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR B-Series
GPU frequency 670 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 8
Shading units 256 16
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 May 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7020 official site

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