CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 735
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G57 MC5
Compared fields
41
Different values
38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 820
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 | 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3000 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 6 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 1 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 64 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 735 | Mali-G57 MC5 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 5 |
| Shaders | 384 | 80 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 211 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 820 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | March 2024 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8635 | MT6875 |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 1 | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Honor Pad GT Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
- Display
- LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Display
- LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition
- Display
- AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2750 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4700 mAh
MediaTek Dimensity 820
5G
Vivo S9e
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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