MediaTek Dimensity 6400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
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 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU143783679852
GPU749831283493
Memory103023646515
UX124244505422
NanoReview Score4460333115282
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
803
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
2159
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compressionn/a421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a268 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a300.8 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a42.4 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a115.6 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a353.8 frames/s
HDRn/a339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2500 4600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 2 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 3 nm

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 n/a
Architecture Valhall 1st gen n/a
Execution Units 2 n/a
Shader Units 32 n/a
Total shader 64 n/a
FLOPS n/a 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 12 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a SM8850

Results

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

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