Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP5 and Adreno 660.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 888 is octa-core (Cortex-X1 3x2.42) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 888 or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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

Snapdragon 888

62%

Dimensity 820

30%

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

Snapdragon 888

79%

Dimensity 820

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 888

59%

Dimensity 820

27%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 888	Dimensity 820
Total score	863876	418747
CPU	241883	117242
GPU	328267	159126
MEM	138216	67000
UX	155506	75366

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 888	Dimensity 820
Single-Core	1169	897
Multi-Core	3687	2961

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 888	Dimensity 820
Frequency	2840 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	17.07
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 888 is 8% better than Dimensity 820 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Mali-G57 MP5
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	1486	705.5
# of Cores		5
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	27.5	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	84.8	47.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.9	57.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	47.3	39.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	72.2	38.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	105.5	58.1
Real Racing 3	64.9	71.8
Sniper 3D	67.5	109.1
Need for Speed No Limits	72.7	68.9
Mortal Kombat X	75.3	66
CSR Racing 2	72.7	74.6

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	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 580
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G	5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GNSS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, Beidou, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 9
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 888 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 888 specs and review.

Dimensity 820 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 820 specs and review.