Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Dimensity 920 versus Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoCs, brought to you by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 920
  • Dimensity 920 has 4.17% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (2500 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 58.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (950 vs 600 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 33.33 % smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 920 ( 4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 12.67 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 920 ( 561 K vs 498 K).
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 920 .

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 139277 177123
GPU 128453 162367
Memory 96272 101455
UX 134315 120496
Total score 498317 561441

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 12 FPS 17 FPS
Score 2003 3089

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2500MHz 2400MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - 3 MB
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 12 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 10 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 662
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 950 MHz 600 MHz
Pipelines 4 -
Shading units 64 384
Total shaders 128 768
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 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 25.6 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3360 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X62
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 800 Mbps Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2021 May 2022
Class Mid-range Mid range
Model number MT6877T SM7450-AB
Official page Dimensity 920 official site Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site