MediaTek Dimensity 8200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8200, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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 Gen 1
1169574
CPU267830315665
GPU237310426818
Memory198476192834
UX230157234257
NanoReview Score9337731169574
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
5876
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
6718
Stability95 %n/a
Graphics Test35 fps40 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
1224
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1661
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
3891
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4002
File Compression172.8 MB/s154.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser108 pages/s112.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering140.4 MP/sec147.2 MP/sec
Background Blur14.7 frames/s13.8 frames/s
Photo Processing34.4 frames/s36.3 frames/s
Image Detection86.2 frames/s94 frames/s
HDR118.4 MP/sec122 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.63 MP/sec4.39 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 42 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 114 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 40 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco F4 GT (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
- 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3100 3000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 5.3 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 730
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 818 MHz
Execution Units 6 2
Shader Units 64 512
Total shader 384 1024
FLOPS 729.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
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 580 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 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
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X65
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 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6896Z SM8450

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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