MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 820

403227

Snapdragon 425

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

615

Snapdragon 425

129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

1924

Snapdragon 425

486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	10 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	667 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP5	Adreno 308
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	650 MHz	598 MHz
Execution units	5	1
Shaders	80	24
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	2.1	1.2
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	1280x800
Max camera resolution	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP	1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.2 Gbps	0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.1	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS