MediaTek Dimensity 800 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 800 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	10 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP4	Adreno 509
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	650 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	4	1
Shaders	64	128
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30FPS	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.2 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS