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Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 8200

Snapdragon 870
VS
Dimensity 8200
Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 8200

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (Mali-G610 MP6). 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 (11)

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 41% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8200
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1240K vs 1010K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Dimensity 8200

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 870
1010069
Dimensity 8200 +23%
1240821
CPU 378231 428145
GPU 155526 233006
Memory 174975 267125
UX 301337 312545
Total score 1010069 1240821
Samples [102 tests] [73 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 172.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 108 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 140.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 86.2 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 118.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 14.7 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 34.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 4.63 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 28 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 6.16 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 2.93 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 10.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 955.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 626
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1224 1788
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 7 FPS 10 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 870
12227
Dimensity 8200 +9%
13348
Web score 11701 11474
Video editing score 5825 5571
Data manipulation score 9987 10859
Photo editing score 28690 32165
Writing score 15274 20448
Phones tested 2 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
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
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (DisnaroπŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu1029687
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Forsic)AnTuTu1020372
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (fx_one_love)AnTuTu1090236
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Π―Π½)AnTuTu983640
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (DAP)AnTuTu986264
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MediaTek Dimensity 8200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Kubyshko)AnTuTu1130854
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 -> qngz_GeekBench GPU4860
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 -> qngz_GeekBench CPU1354 / 4129
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Dragon73828)AnTuTu1329392
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 -> Regenis0CPU Throttle78%
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8200

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 3.1 GHz – Cortex A78
3x 3 GHz – Cortex A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 670 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 384
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 729.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 580

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 51.2 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 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 320MP
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		 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X55 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 21
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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 December 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC MT6896Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8200 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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Comments

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mahdidanesh91 April 7, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Hello, I personally own a Poco B3 phone and I must say, the performance of its Snapdragon 870 is both excellent and efficient. It doesn't overheat under any circumstances, offering optimal usage and fantastic speed. I honestly can't find better support anywhere else. In comparison, the dimensions of the 8200 model just aren't up to parβ€”it really doesn't compare to the Snapdragon 870.
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Tech February 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Does the 55% stability, based on the data above, reflect its real-life performance in gaming or any other tasks?
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MythyDAMASHII May 15, 2024 at 11:40 AM
They never specified, which is kind of misleading considering this chipset doesn't have any major problems at all.
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Jackson Steele January 10, 2024 at 01:44 AM
Go for the 8200 all the way. The 870 is already outdated, inefficient, and tends to overheat. The future calls for efficiency, cooler temperatures, and stable performance.
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Pedro Henrique November 14, 2023 at 08:22 PM
The Dimensity 8200 is a fantastic chip for mid-range smartphones; Mediatek really hit the mark with their 8000 line. I use the term "mid-range" because in Mediatek's announcement, they positioned this line to cater more to premium models, with their top-of-the-line being the 9000 series.
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Oleksandr September 4, 2023 at 07:23 AM
I would choose 870, it is not worse than 8200 and in some aspects, it is better, that's why, I have a Poco F3 and you can install the Gkam mod on it, after which the smartphone can shoot video in 4k 60 Fps with Eis based and ultrawide.
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Pedro Henrique November 14, 2023 at 08:16 PM
Dude, it's no longer necessary to have only Snapdragon to use the Gcam mod. Many of the Dimensity processors already support Gcam without any issues.
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Guest 32 May 17, 2023 at 03:44 AM
When it comes to stability and endurance in longer usage snapdragon 870 is best.
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King Miracle. July 28, 2024 at 09:34 AM
No. The 8200 has proven to be a powerhouse.
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MKPROHD April 27, 2023 at 07:01 PM
MediaTek certainly outperforms it, but the Snapdragon 870 is still quite good and was a beast in its time – an older flagship chipset instead of a beefed-up midrange option like the 778G+. The 7 Gen 2+ is set to be another powerhouse, as it's based on a slightly scaled-down 8 Gen 1+ with less power. It's vastly superior to the regular 8 Gen 1 and likely surpasses this Dimensity model as well.
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Dvil March 3, 2026 at 04:44 AM
Snapdragon is Snapdragon cant beat anyone else
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