MediaTek Dimensity 1300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 1300 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 1300
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Mediatek Dimensity
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 MediaTek Dimensity 1100/1200/1300
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  6 2
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 --

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs MediaTek Dimensity 1300 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  1x Kryo 485 Prime 1x Cortex-A78
• B-Core
  3x Kryo 485 Gold 3x Cortex-A78
• C-Core
  4x Kryo 485 Silver 4x Cortex-A55
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.96 GHz 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz)
• B-Core Frequency
  2.42 GHz 2.00 GHz (2.60 GHz)
• C-Core Frequency
  1.80 GHz 1.50 GHz (2.00 GHz)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 1300 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 640 ARM Mali-G77 MP9
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.68 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 9
• Shader
  384 144
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  5 Vallhall 1
• Direct X
  12.0 12
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q2/2019

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 1300. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 1300 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 4 (Quad Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus or MediaTek Dimensity 1300? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 1300 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 6 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Kryo 485 Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q1/2022
• Part Number
  SM8150-AC --
• Documents
  -- Technical data sheet