MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8450 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
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 8450
1675507
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
360125
CPU388482130125
GPU61099370365
Memory37529965296
UX30073393626
NanoReview Score1675507360125
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
738
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
1629
File Compression281.1 MB/s85.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser197.4 pages/s45.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering233.6 MP/sec62.8 MP/sec
Background Blur24 frames/s4.7 frames/s
Photo Processing55.9 frames/s15.6 frames/s
Image Detection138.6 frames/s31.5 frames/s
HDR200.8 MP/sec48.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.2 MP/sec2.38 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Medium)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 36 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Medium)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 35 FPS (Medium)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 30 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Mi9T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold Cortex-A76)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 618
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 700 MHz
Execution Units 7 2
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 256
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 358.4 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 Qualcomm Hexagon 688

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 14.9 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 3.0
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 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
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X15
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 15
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 800 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr April, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename n/a SM7150-AA

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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