MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
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 8400
1633597
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
308333
CPU350248104065
GPU60736239362
Memory36310392127
UX31288472779
NanoReview Score1633597308333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
File Compression262.5 MB/s90 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s46.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec64.4 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s3.06 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s11.7 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s16.3 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec51.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec2.52 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Low)
FortniteFortnite n/a 23 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 65 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 62 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2400
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 610
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1114 MHz
Execution Units 7 1
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 128
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 285.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17 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 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x64 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X11
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 390 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SM6225

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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