Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 920

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 920 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 6.9x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 920
  • Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 750K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 920
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1294871
750481
CPU 490530 290440
GPU 202615 78028
Memory 221583 150165
UX 380143 231848
Total score 1294871 750481
Samples [90 tests] [10 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 117.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 61.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 78.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 43.5 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 72.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 6.73 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 20.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 3.25 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 2.95 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 1.44 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 6.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 385.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 232
Graphics test 5 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 633
Stability 63% 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 10805
Video editing score 7311 6810
Data manipulation score 10976 8454
Photo editing score 27827 34185
Writing score 15631 16317
Phones tested 16 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
64 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[High]
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
68 FPS
[Medium]
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]
46 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 53 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 121473339
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (W1zex)AnTuTu 121416723
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Boeing)Geekbench 6 CPU1712 / 4287
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121537645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Ray white)Geekbench 7 CPU914 / 3141
MediaTek Dimensity 920
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Hard)AnTuTu 11767408
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 GPU2269
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2318
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (Ábcd)AnTuTu 11745837
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Anerierisa)AnTuTu 11750481

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 920

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB 2 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 512 32
Total shaders 1024 128
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 August 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6877T
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 920 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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