Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 7050

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (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 888
  • Performs 5.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 41%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 806K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7050
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

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 310680
GPU 233383 80663
Memory 188085 176922
UX 308291 237747
Total score 1135878 806012
Samples [127 tests] [29 tests]

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 117.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 61.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 88 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 76.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 6.71 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 21.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.21 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 18 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 3.79 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 1.88 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 7.13 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 393.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 233
Stability 77% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 -
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 9 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13229
Web score 12232 9630
Video editing score 7638 5765
Data manipulation score 10494 8000
Photo editing score 29866 28539
Writing score 15219 15985
Phones tested 11 models 5 models

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]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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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“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekBench CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu1210861
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)GeekBench CPU1537 / 3989
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)AnTuTu1253342
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 -> AlicanTuTuAnTuTu1198886
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Jedrick)AnTuTu843534
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 (MymySupremacy)AnTuTu839005
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Arda1)AnTuTu874742
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Thun)AnTuTu823369
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Berto V.)CPU Throttle88%

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 7050

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 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 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 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 1290.2 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 780 MediaTek APU 550

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
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
- AAC
- 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 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 MT6877, MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7050 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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