Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400. 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 | 381423 | 350248 |
| GPU | 509135 | 607362 |
| Memory | 338352 | 363103 |
| UX | 252757 | 312884 |
| NanoReview Score | 1481667 | 1633597 |
| Graphics Test | 67 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 228.2 MB/s | 262.5 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 163 pages/s | 190.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 195.5 MP/sec | 213.4 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 18 frames/s | 20.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 52.1 frames/s | 53.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 125.2 frames/s | 113.5 frames/s |
| HDR | 176.4 MP/sec | 168.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 5.98 MP/sec | 6.99 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 | 3250 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 7.5 W | 7 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 735 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 7 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shader | 768 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 GFLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 67.2 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 2960x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - 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 X70 5G | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 22 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 MB/s | Up to 5170 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | December, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | SM8635 | MT6899, MT6899Z |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 29