Snapdragon 855 vs Dimensity 700

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 700 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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 855
  • Performs 7.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 17.07 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 60%) AnTuTu 11 score – 824K vs 515K
  • 29% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 700
  • Higher GPU frequency (~62%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
824513
515647
CPU 314517 185796
GPU 125449 44366
Memory 150134 120419
UX 234413 165066
Total score 824513 515647
Samples [39 tests] [27 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2731
Asset compression 126.8 MB/sec 87.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 74.2 pages/sec 46 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 88 Mpixels/sec 60.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.7 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
HDR 89.3 Mpixels/sec 54.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.07 images/sec 4.33 images/sec
Photo processing 20.2 images/sec 17 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.06 Mpixels/sec 2.5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 29 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
2704
Background blur 4.31 images/sec 1.89 images/sec
Face detection 1.84 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 8.72 Gpixels/sec 3.56 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 444 FPS 205 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 133
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 876 321
Stability 86% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
10497
Web score 8813 5809
Video editing score 5956 4676
Data manipulation score 8239 6639
Photo editing score 22485 16616
Writing score 13084 8819
Phones tested 8 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS
[Ultra]
37 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]
25 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 51 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 34 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS
[Ultra]
56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
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 855
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273)AnTuTu 11855696
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (Pon)AnTuTu 121038764
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Stanley)AnTuTu 12969794
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Stanley)AnTuTu 11847934
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (pakasraka)AnTuTu 11763477
MediaTek Dimensity 700
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Asafe oliveira)AnTuTu 12571874
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (HeartBun)AnTuTu 11505793
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)Geekbench 6 CPU713 / 1916
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Dimensity 700

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 585 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 64
FLOPS 898.5 Gigaflops 121.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G -
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2018 November 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150 MT6833V/ZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site MediaTek Dimensity 700 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 720

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