Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. 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 | 212110 | 388482 |
| GPU | 120714 | 610993 |
| Memory | 141171 | 375299 |
| UX | 152541 | 300733 |
| NanoReview Score | 626536 | 1675507 |
| File Compression | 158.7 MB/s | 281.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 71.4 pages/s | 197.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 106.8 MP/sec | 233.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 9.48 frames/s | 24 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 27.8 frames/s | 55.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 57.3 frames/s | 138.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 92.6 MP/sec | 200.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.03 MP/sec | 7.2 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 - 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 | 3250 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 6 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 5 W | 7 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 710 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 7 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 256 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 481.3 GFLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | 2960x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 MB/s | Up to 5170 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Codename | SM6475-AB | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.
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