Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 1050

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (). 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 888
  • Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 508K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1050
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1135878
CPU 406119 179069
GPU 233383 42439
Memory 188085 156283
UX 308291 130651
Total score 1135878 508442
Samples [127 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 156.9 MB/sec 115.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 68.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 88 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 47.9 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 78.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 6.46 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 24.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.21 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
4509
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 2.9 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 1.53 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 4.5 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 309.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 185
Stability 77% 89%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 540
Stability 91% 91%
Graphics test 9 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13229
Web score 12232 11781
Video editing score 7638 6710
Data manipulation score 10494 9649
Photo editing score 29866 27209
Writing score 15219 16191
Phones tested 11 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
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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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
MediaTek Dimensity 1050
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Naptec13)AnTuTu 11508442

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 1050

CPU

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)
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 -
Architecture Adreno 600 -
GPU frequency 840 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 3 -
Shading units 256 -
Total shaders 768 -
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 384 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 550

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s -
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

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 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- 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 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 December 2020 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 MT6879
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1050 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 7030

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Total votes: 84

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