MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 888

801130

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

615

Snapdragon 888

1119

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

1924

Snapdragon 888

3680

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-X1 (Kryo 680 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 680 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 680 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors		10300 million
TDP	10 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 780

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 660
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	650 MHz	840 MHz
Execution units	5	2
Shaders	80	512
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, 2x 64MP
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.2 Gbps	3 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