Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 900
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 900 (Mali-G68 MC4). 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 870
- Supports 139% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 18.4 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 47%) AnTuTu 9 score – 697K vs 474K
- 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2400 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
- Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 191949 | 126546 |
| GPU | 246158 | 128361 |
| Memory | 114925 | 104727 |
| UX | 150623 | 115721 |
| Total score | 697192 | 474479 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 180.7 Mpixels/s | 123.5 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 25 images/s | 20.5 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 55.6 words/s | 38.3 words/s |
| Machine learning | 56.8 images/s | 33.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 27 images/s | 19.6 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.11 Mnodes/s | 2.51 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 987.3 Krows/s | 632.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 90% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Score | 4296 | 2199 |
Gaming
| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900CPU
| 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 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 10 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 2 |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 1372 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 18.4 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
| 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 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 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 | X55 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 211 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 | May 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | MT6877 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site |
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