Snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity 820
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 820 (Mali-G57 MP5). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 158% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 17.07 GB/s)
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 820
- Shows significantly better (up to 53%) AnTuTu 10 score – 746K vs 487K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 820
- Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 233087 | 150733 |
| GPU | 196634 | 116007 |
| Memory | 141288 | 100018 |
| UX | 175074 | 120406 |
| Total score | 746083 | 487164 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 150.9 MB/sec | 137.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 84.1 pages/sec | 60.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 109.4 Mpixels/sec | 98.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 74.7 images/sec | 43 images/sec |
| HDR | 102.4 Mpixels/sec | 78.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 7.24 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 32.6 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.19 Mpixels/sec | 3.92 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
Promotion
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 4557 | 2357 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
46 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 61 FPS [Ultra] |
41 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 52 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
55 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
35 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 1080 x 2340 |
Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Dimensity 820CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 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 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP | 5 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Mali-G57 MP5 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 587 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 5 |
| Shading units | 512 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 320 |
| FLOPS | 1202.1 Gigaflops | 416 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 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 LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X55 | - |
| 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2019 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8250-AB | MT6875 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 820 official site |
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