MediaTek Dimensity 8350 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8350, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8350 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 8350
1353134
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
455674
CPU324360134774
GPU484687137678
Memory26507681181
UX279011102041
NanoReview Score1353134455674
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
1663
Stabilityn/a94 %
Graphics Testn/a9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1285
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4325
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2074
File Compression181.9 MB/s104.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser136.6 pages/s68.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering163 MP/sec74.9 MP/sec
Background Blur13 frames/s6.01 frames/s
Photo Processing35.2 frames/s20.5 frames/s
Image Detection98.3 frames/s18.1 frames/s
HDR133.4 MP/sec71.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.81 MP/sec3.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 53 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 55 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 48 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3350 2800
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache n/a 256 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 630
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 6 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 768 512
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 727 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 780 Hexagon 685

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 X20
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 1200 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced November, 2024 yr December, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6897 MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA SDM845

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8350 the clear winner in this comparison.

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