Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8200

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 8200 SoCs, designed by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators

CPU Performance

Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance

Snapdragon 888

Dimensity 8200

Gaming Performance

Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Snapdragon 888

Dimensity 8200

Battery life

Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage

Snapdragon 888

Dimensity 8200

Tech Insist Score

Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Snapdragon 888

Dimensity 8200

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Dimensity 8200

Dimensity 8200 has 9.15 % higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 ( 3100 vs 2840 MHz).
Dimensity 8200 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 888 ( 6400 vs 3200 MHz).
Dimensity 8200 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 ( 4 vs 5 nm).
Dimensity 8200 has 5.20 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 ( 851 K vs 808 K).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

SoC:

Snapdragon 888

Dimensity 8200

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.

Snapdragon 888

808495

Dimensity 8200 +2%

850501

CPU	211734	210639
GPU	306250	339646
Memory	133870	139322
UX	156641	160894
Total score	808495	850501

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Snapdragon 888 +3%

1126

Dimensity 8200

1054

Multi-Core Score

Snapdragon 888

3681

Dimensity 8200 +5%

4010

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Snapdragon 888 +26%

5126

Dimensity 8200

Stability	91%	-
Graphics test	30 FPS	-
Score	5126	-

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture	1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)	1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex A78 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores	8	8
Base Frequency	1800MHz	2000MHz
Turbo Frequency	2840MHz	3100MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.4-A	-
L2 cache	512 KB	-
L2 cache	1 MB	-
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Transistor count	-	-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)	10 W	-

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 660	Mali-G610 MC6
Architecture	Adreno 600	Valhall 2
GPU frequency	840 MHz	-
Pipelines	2	6
Shading units	512	-
Total shaders	1024	-
FLOPS	1720 Gigaflops	-
Vulkan version	1.1	1.2
OpenCL version	2.0	2.0
DirectX version	12	12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU)

Hexagon 780

MediaTek APU 580(Multi-Core)

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	6400 MHz
Bus	-	-
Max bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	51.2 Gbit/s
Max size	24 GB	-

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160	2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP	1x 320MP
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	8K at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem	X60	-
4G support	LTE Cat. 22	LTE Cat. 21
5G support	Yes	Yes
Download speed 5G	Up to 7500 Mbps	Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G	Up to 2500 Mbps	-
Upload speed 5G	Up to 3000 Mbps	Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G	Up to 316 Mbps	-
Wi-Fi	6	6E
Bluetooth	5.2	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced	December 2020	December 2022
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8350	-
Official page	Snapdragon 888 official site	Dimensity 8200 official site