MediaTek Dimensity 8200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8200, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8200 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 8200
933773
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU267830679852
GPU2373101283493
Memory198476646515
UX230157505422
NanoReview Score9337733115282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
5876
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
n/a
Stability95 %n/a
Graphics Test35 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
1224
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
3891
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression172.8 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser108 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering140.4 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur14.7 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing34.4 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection86.2 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR118.4 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.63 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3100 4600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache 4 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G610 MP6 n/a
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen n/a
GPU Frequency 950 MHz n/a
Execution Units 6 n/a
Shader Units 64 n/a
Total shader 384 n/a
FLOPS 729.6 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 16 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels n/a
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 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 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6896Z SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8200 the clear winner in this comparison.

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