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45

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870

39

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 900

Dimensity 900
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Dimensity 900

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 900 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 900 21
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Dimensity 900 16
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Dimensity 900 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Dimensity 900 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Dimensity 900
CPU 179347 125384
GPU 270188 125188
Memory 98761 83836
UX 95818 133752
Total score 644114 468160
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 33.33% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 900 (3200 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 37.58% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 900 (644 K vs 468 K).
  • Snapdragon 870 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 900.
  • Snapdragon 870 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 900 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 900

  • Dimensity 900 has 39.53% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (900 vs 645 MHz).
  • Dimensity 900 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Dimensity 900 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (6 vs 7 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Dimensity 900 706

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Dimensity 900 2137

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Dimensity 900 123.5

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Dimensity 900 20.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Dimensity 900 38.3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Dimensity 900 33.1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Dimensity 900 19.6

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 870
Dimensity 900 2.51

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Dimensity 900 632.6

3DMark

22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
11%
Dimensity 900
Stability 98%

Graphics test 12 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz FHD+@120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 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)
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - 10 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G68 MC4
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 900 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 512 48
  • 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 18.4 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • 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 2.1, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
  • 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 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X55 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2770 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 211 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 900

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

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 33.33% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 900 with a 39.53% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 645 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 900 with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 900 with a 14.29% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 870 with a 37.58% better score (644114 vs 468160).

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