Snapdragon 870 Vs Dimensity 8020
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 8020 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.
The following details of MediaTek Dimensity 8020 are based in part on hearings and leaks. As we acquire more precise information, we will update this page.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- Snapdragon 870 has 23.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8020 (3200 vs 2600 MHz).
- Snapdragon 870 has 28.93% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 8020 (2750 vs 2133 MHz).
- Snapdragon 870 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8020.
- Snapdragon 870 Support 29.03% higher memory bandwidth then Dimensity 8020 (44 vs 34.1 MHz).
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020
- Dimensity 8020 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (6 vs 7 nm).
- Dimensity 8020 has 30.27% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (839 K vs 644 K ).
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 179347 | 209378 |
| GPU | 270188 | 337864 |
| Memory | 98761 | 127383 |
| UX | 95818 | 164471 |
| Total score | 644114 | 839096 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 180.6 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 25.25 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 54.7 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 56.95 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 28 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | - | - |
| SQLite | 989.1 Mnodes/s | - |
3DMark
33%
SD 87033%
Dimensity 8020Score: 4258
| Stability | 90% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Score | 4258 | 4236 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 8020Display
| Max On-Device Display | 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz | Full HD+ @144 Hz, QHD+ @90 Hz |
| Max On-Display Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max External Display | 4K @ 60 Hz | - |
| HDR | HDR10+, HDR10 | HDR10+ |
| Color Depth | Up to 10-bit | - |
| Color Gamut | Rec2020 | - |
CPU
92%
SD 87075%
Dimensity 8020
Processor Speed (Frequency)
| 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) |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | - |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP | 10 W | 4 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 645 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 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | MediaTek APU 570 |
| 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 108MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
| Modem | X55 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Peak Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced Date | January 2021 | April 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8250-ACSM8250-AC | - |
| Official page | Snapdragon 870 official site | Dimensity 8020 official site |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
55.5
Review By TenzysTech
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
47.5
Review By TenzysTech
