MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 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 8400
1633597
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU350248367514
GPU607362596874
Memory363103300073
UX312884297159
NanoReview Score16335971561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Testn/a77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression262.5 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) 7 W 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 7 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 896 1536
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
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 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

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SM8550-AB

Results

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