MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, comparison of GPUs Adreno 618 and Mali-G77 MC9.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Snapdragon 732G is octa-core (Kryo 470). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PCMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or Snapdragon 732G and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Dimensity 1200

45%

Snapdragon 732G

20%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Dimensity 1200

78%

Snapdragon 732G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1200

42%

Snapdragon 732G

19%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 732G
Total score	634362	289103
CPU	177612	80940
GPU	241052	109849
MEM	101498	46248
UX	114189	52047

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 732G
Single-Core	1349	636
Multi-Core	4187	2289

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 732G
Frequency	3000 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	8 nm
Transistors count	5800 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 3x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x2.3 GHz Kryo 470 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	1866
Memory bandwidth	29	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	320 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 1200 is 23% better than Snapdragon 732G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 618
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	504	452.14
# of Cores	9
# of Shader Units		256
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.8	27.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	71.4	47.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.5	46.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.5	39.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	61.6	37.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	89.5	60.4
Real Racing 3	197	70.4
Sniper 3D	216.7	75
Need for Speed No Limits	157.6	56.3
Mortal Kombat X	157.6	75
CSR Racing 2	137.9	61

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 350
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	Qualcomm Snapdragon X15 LTE modem
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	800 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, Glonass L1OF, NavIC, QZSS L1CA+ L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 36
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G is better: 3
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1200 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Dimensity 1200 specs and review.

Snapdragon 732G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 732G specs and review.