MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 900 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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 900
435318
Snapdragon 430

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
704
Snapdragon 430
204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
2139
Snapdragon 430
821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 10000 million 1000 million
TDP 10 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 505
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 900 MHz 450 MHz
Execution units 4 1
Shaders 64 48
DirectX 12 11
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 21MP
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 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6877 MSM8937
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end