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39

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 900

Dimensity 900

49

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 888
Overview - Dimensity 900 Vs Snapdragon 888

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 900 vs Snapdragon 888 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 900 21
Snapdragon 888 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 900 16
Snapdragon 888 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 900 79
Snapdragon 888 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 900 39
Snapdragon 888 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 900 Snapdragon 888
CPU 125384 211734
GPU 125188 306250
Memory 83836 133870
UX 133752 156641
Total score 468160 808495
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 900

  • Dimensity 900 has 7.14% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (900 vs 840 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 18.33% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 900 (2840 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 900 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 72.70% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 900 (808 K vs 468 K ).
  • Snapdragon 888 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 900.
  • Snapdragon 888 Support 178.26% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 900 (51.2 vs 18.4 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 900 706
Snapdragon 888 1126

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 900 2137
Snapdragon 888 3681

Image compression

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Dimensity 900 123.5
Snapdragon 888 177.1

Face detection

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Dimensity 900 20.5
Snapdragon 888 26.5

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 900 38.3
Snapdragon 888 67.7

Machine learning

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Dimensity 900 33.1
Snapdragon 888 59.9

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 900 19.6
Snapdragon 888 37.5

HTML 5

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Dimensity 900 2.51
Snapdragon 888 3.96

SQLite

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Dimensity 900 632.6
Snapdragon 888 1060

3DMark

11%
Dimensity 900
Stability 98%

Graphics test 12 FPS
26%
Snapdragon 888
Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+@120Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache - 512 KB
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 6 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 10 Billion -
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 660
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 48 512
  • FLOPS - 1720 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 18.4 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780
  • Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X60
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2770 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3000 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 211 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 900

Mediatek Dimensity 900
CPU
21%
GPU
16%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 900 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 18.33% higher clock speed (2840 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 900 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 900 with a 7.14% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 840 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 900 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 888 with a 16.67% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 900 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 with a 72.70% better score (808495 vs 468160).