MediaTek Dimensity 800 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 800 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 7 nm
TDP 10 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP4 Adreno 640
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU frequency 650 MHz 590 MHz
Execution units 4 4
Shaders 64 384
DirectX 12 12
OpenCL API 2.1 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30FPS 4K
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 2.77 Gbps 2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.2 Gbps 0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 2 2018 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6873, MT6873V SM8150
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 800
325654
Snapdragon 855
518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 800
514
Snapdragon 855
738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 800
1882
Snapdragon 855
2593