Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2600 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 10 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Mali-G57 MC5 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU clock 650 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 5 2
Shaders 80 384
FLOPS Not available 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 211 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 820Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release May 2020 April 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6875 SM8150-AC
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 4 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 820

5G
Vivo S9e
Vivo

Vivo S9e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
5G
Vivo S7t
Vivo

Vivo S7t

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X Pro 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X Pro 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh