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60

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

38

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 820

Dimensity 820
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Vs Dimensity 820

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 820 SoCs by Qualcomm and Mediatek 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 47
Dimensity 820 22
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46
Dimensity 820 16
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 86
Dimensity 820 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 60
Dimensity 820 38
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Dimensity 820
CPU 270867 125662
GPU 567801 125708
Memory 239879 77949
UX 198202 106547
Total score 1276749 435866
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 23.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (3200 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8.89% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (980 vs 900 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 820 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 820 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 192.92% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 820 (1,277 K vs 436 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 820.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 820 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1490
Dimensity 820 646

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5198
Dimensity 820 2599

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 251.3
Dimensity 820 142.3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46.2
Dimensity 820 22.4

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 122.9
Dimensity 820 41.2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 114.1
Dimensity 820 31.3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 51.7
Dimensity 820 21.3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5.81
Dimensity 820 2.94

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1510
Dimensity 820 759

3DMark

66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Stability %

Graphics test 81 FPS
11%
Dimensity 820
Stability 98%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Full HD+ @ 120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10 HDR, HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
     4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 8 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 740 Mali-G57 MC5
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
  • GPU frequency 980 MHz 900 MHz
  • Execution units - 5
  • Shading units - 80
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 1x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
  • Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1 x 200 MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X70 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10000 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 7 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU
47%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Mediatek Dimensity 820

Mediatek Dimensity 820
CPU
22%
GPU
16%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 23.08% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 8.89% higher GPU clock speed (980 MHz vs 900 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 820?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 192.92% better score (1276749 vs 435866).