MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 900 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 900

704

Snapdragon 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 900

2139

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	900 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	4	1
Shaders	64	128
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@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	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS