Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. 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 | 475806 | 388482 |
| GPU | 881311 | 610993 |
| Memory | 390065 | 375299 |
| UX | 335026 | 300733 |
| NanoReview Score | 2082208 | 1675507 |
| File Compression | 293.2 MB/s | 281.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 196.7 pages/s | 197.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 221.6 MP/sec | 233.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 24.1 frames/s | 24 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 63.9 frames/s | 55.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 154.6 frames/s | 138.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 217.4 MP/sec | 200.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 8.01 MP/sec | 7.2 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
- 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 | 3210 | 3250 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 6 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 7 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 825 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 7 |
| Shader Units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shader | 1024 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 76.8 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 2960x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4200 MB/s | Up to 5170 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | April, 2025 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | SM8735 | n/a |
Results
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Survey
Total Votes: 3
