Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 870
vs
MediaTek
Dimensity 8100
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
January 2021
March 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
MT6895Z/TCZA
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)
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2850 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Mali-G610 MP6
GPU frequency
670 MHz
860 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.309 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
6
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 21
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Yes
TDP
6 W
6 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Dimensity 8100
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2022 (January 2021 vs March 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 870
+1% 1151
Dimensity 8100
1141
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Dimensity 8100
+9% 3640

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 870
802221
Dimensity 8100
+6% 852364

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 870
+3% 1358
Dimensity 8100
1322

SiliconCat Rating

49
Ranks 49 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 8100

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