MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
TDP	10 Watt	5.3 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP5	Adreno 730
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	650 MHz	820 MHz
Execution units	5	3
Shaders	80	768
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@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps
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	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS