MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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 | 388482 | 299548 |
| GPU | 610993 | 300705 |
| Memory | 375299 | 190452 |
| UX | 300733 | 166215 |
| NanoReview Score | 1675507 | 956920 |
| File Compression | 281.1 MB/s | 189 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 197.4 pages/s | 115 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 233.6 MP/sec | 160.7 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 24 frames/s | 15.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 55.9 frames/s | 37.7 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 138.6 frames/s | 84.7 frames/s |
| HDR | 200.8 MP/sec | 128.2 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 7.2 MP/sec | 5.12 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) - 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3250 | 2800 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-G720 MP7 | Adreno 722 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 7 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shader | 896 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | 33.6 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2960x1440 pixels | 2880x1800 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS |
| 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
| 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 | May, 2025 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Codename | n/a | SM7750-AB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 15