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45

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870

44

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 1200

Dimensity 1200
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Dimensity 1200

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 1200 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 870 32
Dimensity 1200 29
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Dimensity 1200 24
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Dimensity 1200 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Dimensity 1200 44
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Dimensity 1200
CPU 179347 170589
GPU 270188 233643
Memory 98761 118786
UX 95818 145445
Total score 644114 668463
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 6.67% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1200 (3200 vs 3000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 Support 56.25% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1200 (2500 vs 1600 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1200

  • Dimensity 1200 has 31.78% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (850 vs 645 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 55.13% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (4266 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 3.78% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (668 K vs 644 K ).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Dimensity 1200 925

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Dimensity 1200 3246

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Dimensity 1200 171.75

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Dimensity 1200 32.25

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Dimensity 1200 51.5

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Dimensity 1200 51.65

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Dimensity 1200 27.35

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 1200 3.76

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Dimensity 1200 931.9

3DMark

22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
21%
Dimensity 1200
Stability 93%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Full HD+ @ 168 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • 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 GHz – Cortex-A78
    3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB 32 KB
  • L2 cache 1 MB 0.32 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
  • Process 7 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 9
  • Shading units 512 144
  • FLOPS 1,267 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 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 29 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X55 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 19
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU
32%
GPU
27%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Mediatek Dimensity 1200

Mediatek Dimensity 1200
CPU
29%
GPU
24%
Memory
50%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 6.67% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 1200 with a 31.78% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 645 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 1200 with a 55.13% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 1200 with a 14.29% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 1200?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 1200 with a 3.78% better score (668463 vs 644114).