Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
348982
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
CPU116467256612
GPU43728242461
Memory109871174728
UX78916181730
NanoReview Score348982855531
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test3 fps35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
File Compression100 MB/s165.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s110.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec139.8 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s10.3 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s30 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s79.5 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec116.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.71 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 77 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 74 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 57 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a OnePlus Ace (1080x2412)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2850
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 860 MHz
Execution Units 1 6
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 128 384
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 580

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X11 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225-AD MT6895Z/TCZA

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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