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.

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
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 920
  • 28% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 35%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 750K
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)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1010069
750481
CPU 378231 290440
GPU 155526 78028
Memory 174975 150165
UX 301337 231848
Total score 1010069 750481
Samples [102 tests] [10 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3520
Asset compression 160.2 MB/sec 117.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 61.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 78.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 43.5 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 72.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 6.73 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 20.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 3.25 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
3381
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 2.95 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 1.44 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 6.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 385.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 232
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1224 633
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 7 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13347
Web score 11701 10805
Video editing score 5825 6810
Data manipulation score 9987 8454
Photo editing score 28690 34185
Writing score 15274 16317
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu 121251812
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Ambarukmo_id)AnTuTu 121182612
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777AnTuTu 121143560
MediaTek Dimensity 920
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Hard)AnTuTu 11767408
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 GPU2269
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2318
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)AnTuTu 11745837
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Anerierisa)AnTuTu 11750481

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 920

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 2.5 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 (Sustained Power Limit) 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
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes

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 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
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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