Dimensity 1200
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2021
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6893
SM8250-AC
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
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)
Cores
8
8
Technology
6 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G77 MP9
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
850 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
0.9792 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
9
2
Shading units
64
512
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.3
1.1
DirectX version
12
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 19
LTE Cat. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
320 KB
1 MB
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek APU 3.0
Hexagon 698
TDP
10 W
6 W
Advantages
Dimensity 1200
- Higher Technology: 6 nm (6 nm vs 7 nm)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 44 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
AnTuTu 10
Score
Dimensity 1200
779473
Snapdragon 870
+6%
828488
Performance
CPU
Score
229508
233563
GPU
Score
213288
273508
Memory
Score
154111
135531
UX
Score
182566
185886
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Geekbench 6
Single Core
Dimensity 1200
1118
Snapdragon 870
+3%
1151
Multi Core
Dimensity 1200
3198
Snapdragon 870
+4%
3336
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 1200
1009
Snapdragon 870
+35%
1358
SiliconCat Rating
63
Ranks 63 among all SOC on our website
55
Ranks 55 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
