MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Compare two smartphone processors specifications side by side

Dimensity 820

dimensity 820

Snapdragon 855

dimensity 820
Here we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 820 against the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. The table below shows the characteristics, as well as the specifications of the chipsets. We also provide you with the AnTuTu and Geekbench Benchmark performance test results.

Benchmarks

Side by side Measured Performance tests in popular benchmarks

SoC
Dimensity 820
VS
Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu 10
CPU122740143471
GPU140736193146
Memory7035674820
UX115848112520
Total score446840523956
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score516-
Multi-Core Score2391-
3DMark
Stability98%89%
Graphics test14FPS19FPS
Score23433241

Specifications

Detailed Side by side specifications

Release
AnnouncedMay 18, 2020.December 5, 2018.
ClassMid-range.Flagship.
Model numberMT6875SM8150
CPU
Architecture4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A551x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Cores88
Clock Speed2600MHz2840 MHz
Instruction setARMv8.3-AARMv8.1-A
Process Node7nm7 nanometers
Transistor count-6.7 billion
TDP10W10 Watt
Graphics
GPU nameMali-G57 MC5Adreno 640
GPU Max Frequency650 MHz 585 MHz
Execution units52
Shading units80384
Memory
Memory TypeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Memory Frequency2133MHz2133MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth17.07 Gbit/s34.1 Gbit/s
Max Memory Size16GB16GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Display
Max display resolution2520 x 10803840 x 2160
Max Refresh Rate120Hz-
Video capture4K at 30FPS4K at 120FPS
Video playback4K at 30FPS8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecsH.264, H.265, VP9H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecsAAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
4G supportLTE Cat. 18LTE Cat. 20
5G supportYESYES
Wi-Fi56
Bluetooth5.15.0
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Camera
Max Camera lens80MP-