MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 875, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench 5, Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or Snapdragon 875 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

95%

Snapdragon 875

99%

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

Dimensity 1200

87%

Snapdragon 875

96%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1200

89%

Snapdragon 875

96%

Antutu 8

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

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 875
Total score	634362	892580
CPU	177612	249924
GPU	241052	339178
MEM	101498	142802
UX	114189	160655

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 875
Single-Core	1349	1404
Multi-Core	4187	4904

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1200	Snapdragon 875
Frequency	3000 MHz	2840 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	5 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	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2750
Memory bandwidth	29	51.2
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 1200 is 5% better than Snapdragon 875 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 660
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	504	1486
# of Cores	9
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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	34.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	71.4	105.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.5	63.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.5	58.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	61.6	90.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	89.5	130.5
Real Racing 3	197	126.8
Sniper 3D	216.7	139.5
Need for Speed No Limits	157.6	88.8
Mortal Kombat X	157.6	91.9
CSR Racing 2	137.9	76.1

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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	200 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	36 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	Qualcomm Snapdragon X57 Modem-RF System 5G
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	15000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	6000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, Glonass L1OF, NavIC, QZSS L1CA+ L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 1200 and Snapdragon 875, 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 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark

• Dimensity 1200 specs and review.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.