MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
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Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 679852 |
| GPU | 610993 | 1283493 |
| Memory | 375299 | 646515 |
| UX | 300733 | 505422 |
| NanoReview Score | 1675507 | 3115282 |
| File Compression | 281.1 MB/s | 421.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 197.4 pages/s | 268 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 233.6 MP/sec | 300.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 24 frames/s | 42.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 55.9 frames/s | 115.6 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 138.6 frames/s | 353.8 frames/s |
| HDR | 200.8 MP/sec | 339.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 7.2 MP/sec | 14.1 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
- 2x 4.6 GHz - - 6x 3.63 GHz - |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3250 | 4600 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-G720 MP7 | n/a |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 7 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 128 | n/a |
| Total shader | 896 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS | 3990 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | n/a |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | n/a |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 2960x1440 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 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
| 4G Support | n/a | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 MB/s | n/a |
| 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 | September, 2025 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | n/a | SM8850 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.
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