MediaTek Dimensity 6400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
446033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
212492
CPU14378385476
GPU7498325195
Memory10302347099
UX12424454722
NanoReview Score446033212492
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
259
Graphics Testn/a1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
803
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
294
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
2159
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
1083
File Compressionn/a68 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a33.7 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a44.2 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a1.71 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a8.66 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a11 frames/s
HDRn/a37.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a1.82 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
- 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2500 1800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 509
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency n/a 430 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 64 128
FLOPS n/a 110.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 680

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 5.3 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 1900x1200 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x24 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X12
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced February, 2025 yr October, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename n/a SDM636

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 6400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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