Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Dimensity 920 vs Snapdragon 680 SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Dimensity 920
- Dimensity 920 has 4.17% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 680 (2500 vs 2400 MHz).
- Dimensity 920 has -14.72% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 680 (950 vs 1114 MHz).
- Dimensity 920 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 680 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
- Dimensity 920 has 98.09 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 680 (498 K vs 252 K).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 139277 | 81097 |
| GPU | 128453 | 38425 |
| Memory | 96272 | 68438 |
| UX | 134315 | 63600 |
| Total score | 498317 | 251560 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Score | 2003 | 443 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 1800MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2500MHz | 2400MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 10 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 96 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 684 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | - | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed 5G | Up to 2770 Mbps | - |
| Download speed 4G | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | Up to 2500 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2021 | October 2021 |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model number | MT6877T | SM6225 |
| Official page | Dimensity 920 official site | Snapdragon 680 official site |