Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 870
vs
MediaTek
Dimensity 8200
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 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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3100 MHz)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
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

54
Ranks 54 among all SOC on our website
43
Ranks 43 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 8200

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