MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8050, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8050 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 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 8050
765453
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU213398367514
GPU221299596874
Memory155421300073
UX175335297159
NanoReview Score7654531561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
4531
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Stability96 %n/a
Graphics Test27 fps77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
1097
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
3359
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression163.8 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser96.3 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering128.8 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur9.86 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing33.4 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection69.7 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR117.2 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.59 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 3200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 886 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 9 3
Shader Units 32 512
Total shader 288 1536
FLOPS 510.3 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2023 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6893, MT6893Z_T/CZA SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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