MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 900 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 10000 million
TDP 10 Watt 6.3 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 740
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
GPU frequency 900 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 4
Shaders 64
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
AV1
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 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 1 2022 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6877 SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 900
435318
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1279057

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
704
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1479

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
2139
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4952