MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9000 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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	1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
TDP	4 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 590	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G710 MP10	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	850 MHz	620 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	512	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3200x1440	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS