Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 8200 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
January 2021
December 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
MT6896Z
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)
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex A78
3x 3 GHz – Cortex A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3100 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
950 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.442 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
6
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
-
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 320MP
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
MediaTek APU 580
TDP
6 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3100 MHz)
Dimensity 8200
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: December 2022 (January 2021 vs December 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Dimensity 8200
+7%
1229
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Dimensity 8200
+17%
3892
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Dimensity 8200
+13%
906478
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1358
Dimensity 8200
+3%
1399
SiliconCat Rating
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
37
Ranks 37 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 8200
