Hi friends, As the end of the year draws closer, the smartphone category in the mobile industry is expecting its flagship processors. Usually, Qualcomm is the “king” of this segment with its Snapdragon chip claiming most of the orders. However, with the reports so far, this year may be a little different. However, Qualcomm and MediaTek chips will not be the only 2021 smartphone flagship chips in the market. A few weeks ago, Apple took the lead by releasing its latest self-developed A15 Bionic processor for the iPhone 13 series. Google has also unveiled its first-ever self-developed Tensor chip which focuses on AI and performance. Samsung will also unveil the Exynos 2200. However, these flagship processors are basically exclusive chips. Thus, the flagship processors from Qualcomm, Snapdragon 898, and MediaTek, Dimensity 2000, are getting all the attention.
[10/21, 13:26] I: Snapdragon 898: Samsung 4nm process, 1 x 3.0GHz X2 super large core + 3 x 2.5GHz large core + 4 x 1.79GHz small core. The graphics card is Adreno 730 GPU.
Dimensity 2000: TSMC 4nm process, 1 x 3.0GHz X2 super large core + 3 x 2.85GHz large core + 4 x 1.8GHz small core. The graphics card is Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
On the whole, Snapdragon 898 and Dimensity 2000 are not bad in terms of CPU design. They both use 4nm technology and a three-cluster architecture solution and are equipped with a 3.0GHz X2 super core. The medium and small cores of the Dimensity 2000 clocks slightly higher than the Snapdragon 898. However, this will not be able to significantly widen the gap between these chips.
The biggest difference between the two in terms of CPU is actually the foundry. Qualcomm chose Samsung and MediaTek chose TSMC. According to previous performance, TSMC’s process is relatively more mature. The finished product is more mature in terms of power consumption and heat generation and the performance is more prominent. This will probably give MediaTek an edge over Qualcomm.
On the GPU end, Qualcomm has always had the best GPU performance in Android. However, the gap between the Snapdragon 898 GPU and the Dimensity 2000 GPU will not be too wide. There are confirmations that the Dimensity 2000 GPU will be better than that of the Snapdragon 888. Even if its GPU is weaker than that of the SD898, the gap will be minimal.
MediaTek Dimensity 2000 architecture
This chip will adopt the ARM V9 architecture which will significantly improve its performance. According to a recent report, the Dimensity 2000 will ship in small batches by the end of this year. Furthermore, the first batch of manufacturers is already conducting relevant tests. If all goes well, the launch time of a Dimensity 2000 smartphone may coincide with the Snapdragon 898. This means that there may be a head-on competition between these chips. If we go by the previous market situation, the Snapdragon chip always comes
The CPU of the Dimensity 2000 will be the same as Qualcomm’s next-generation product, Snapdragon 898, or even stronger. As for GPU, it will be stronger than Snapdragon 888, and its power consumption will perform better. This flagship processor is not only stronger than the current Dimensity 1200, it saves more power and is stronger than the Snapdragon 888 series.
Snapdragon 898 appears on Geekbench
The Geekbench listing shows the chipset’s core configuration. It suggests that the prime Cortex X2 core clocks at 2.42GHz. Likewise, the Cortex-A710 core clocks at 2.17GHz, and the Cortex-A510 cores are at 1.79GHz. It seems that the Snapdragon 898 sample did not run at its top potential. Earlier reports have revealed that the Cortex X2 core is capable of going as high as 3.09GHz. Moreover, the Geekbench listing has revealed that the Qualcomm SoC will feature a competent Adreno 730 GPU.
