Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
We’ve put together a comprehensive comparison of the newly released Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 6100 Plus SoCs, brought to you by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. This analysis breaks down the pros and cons of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores, along with their technical details.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 6100 Plus (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 6100 Plus (4 vs 6 nm).
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 8.87 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 6100 Plus (393 K vs 361 K).
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 supports 28.88 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 6100 Plus ( 22 vs 17.07 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 105049 | 112256 |
| GPU | 110865 | 98184 |
| Memory | 90267 | 66187 |
| UX | 87211 | 84704 |
| Total score | 393392 | 361331 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | - |
| Graphics test | - | - |
| Score | - | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1800MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2200MHz | 2200MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | - | 950 MHz |
| Pipelines | - | 2 |
| Shading units | - | 32 |
| Total shaders | - | 64 |
| FLOPS | - | 243 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 22 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X62 | 3GPP Release-16 standard 5G modem |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed 5G | Up to 2900 Mbps | Up to 3300 Mbps |
| Download speed 4G | - | - |
| Upload speed 5G | Up to 1600 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed 4G | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2022 | July 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6450 | - |
| Official page | Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site | Dimensity 6100 Plus official site |