Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 920
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 920 (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.
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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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 920
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 51%) AnTuTu 10 score – 801K vs 530K
- 28% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2500 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 920
- Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Announced 7-months later
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 222414 | 163969 |
| GPU | 244383 | 115339 |
| Memory | 143104 | 111843 |
| UX | 194290 | 139992 |
| Total score | 801876 | 530694 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 148.4 MB/sec | 116.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 85.5 pages/sec | 60.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 113.5 Mpixels/sec | 85.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.7 images/sec | 45.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 102.4 Mpixels/sec | 73.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.8 images/sec | 6.59 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 28.3 images/sec | 14.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.18 Mpixels/sec | 3.29 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Score | 4279 | 2269 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
64 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
27 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 102 FPS [Ultra] |
68 FPS [Medium] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 107 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
46 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
53 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400 |
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus 1080 x 2400 |
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 920CPU
| 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 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 10 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 670 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | - |
| Total shaders | 1024 | - |
| FLOPS | 1372.1 Gigaflops | 684 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 51.2 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 2.2, 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. 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 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2021 | August 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | MT6877T |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 920 official site |
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