MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8050, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8050 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
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 835
368607
CPU21339897035
GPU221299116400
Memory15542187397
UX17533567775
NanoReview Score765453368607
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
4531
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
1165
Stability96 %95 %
Graphics Test27 fps6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
1097
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
415
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
3359
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
1508
File Compression163.8 MB/s89.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser96.3 pages/s51.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering128.8 MP/sec58.8 MP/sec
Background Blur9.86 frames/s2.83 frames/s
Photo Processing33.4 frames/s12 frames/s
Image Detection69.7 frames/s14.1 frames/s
HDR117.2 MP/sec55.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.59 MP/sec2.43 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4/2.45 (Kryo 280 Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 280 Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 2450
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 540
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 886 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 9 4
Shader Units 32 64
Total shader 288 256
FLOPS 510.3 GFLOPS 363.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon 682

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X16
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 16
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 1000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced May, 2023 yr November, 2016 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6893, MT6893Z_T/CZA MSM8998

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8050 the clear winner in this comparison.

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