Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 1000 Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus (Mali-G77 MC9). 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 888
- Has 3.49 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 1000 Plus
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
- Supports 71% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 29.87 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 9 score – 807K vs 605K
- Announced 7-months later
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 212479 | 159515 |
| GPU | 304840 | 219477 |
| Memory | 137606 | 90470 |
| UX | 147850 | 131355 |
| Total score | 807930 | 605900 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 176.7 Mpixels/s | 176.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 27.4 images/s | 28.2 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 68.35 words/s | 45.6 words/s |
| Machine learning | 66.45 images/s | 46.9 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 36.4 images/s | 28.9 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.91 Mnodes/s | 3.53 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 1060 Krows/s | 857.5 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 92% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Score | 5304 | 3732 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
45 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
55 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 |
iQOO Z1 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 888 and Dimensity 1000 PlusCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 0.512 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 9 |
| Shading units | 512 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 1720 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 29.87 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 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 | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | 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 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | MT6889Z/CZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus official site |
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