MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 350248 | 475806 |
| GPU | 607362 | 881311 |
| Memory | 363103 | 390065 |
| UX | 312884 | 335026 |
| NanoReview Score | 1633597 | 2082208 |
| File Compression | 262.5 MB/s | 293.2 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 190.4 pages/s | 196.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 213.4 MP/sec | 221.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 20.7 frames/s | 24.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 53.3 frames/s | 63.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 113.5 frames/s | 154.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 168.7 MP/sec | 217.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 6.99 MP/sec | 8.01 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3250 | 3210 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-G720 MP7 | Adreno 825 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Execution Units | 7 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shader | 896 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | 76.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2960x1440 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 MB/s | Up to 4200 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | December, 2024 yr | April, 2025 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | MT6899, MT6899Z | SM8735 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 30
