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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 1200

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 1200 SoCs, from Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis delves into the performance of these 8-core processors, based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark results, providing detailed technical comparisons.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1200 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 55.09 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1200 (1037 K vs 668 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1200.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 supports 76.55 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1200 ( 51.2 vs 29 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 supports 60.00 % higher download speed than Dimensity 1200 ( 2560 vs 1600 Mbps).
Pros of Dimensity 1200
  • Dimensity 1200 has 6.25 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ( 850 vs 800 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1200 has 33.31 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ( 4266 vs 3200 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 1200

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 249768 170589
GPU 448381 233643
Memory 172528 118786
UX 166045 145445
Total score 1036722 668463

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 88% 93%
Graphics test 54 FPS 25 FPS
Score 9041 4179

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2,3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510		 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3000MHz 3000MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 0.32 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MC9
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU frequency 800 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 3 9
Shading units 768 144
Total shaders 1536 288
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 29 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 January 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 MT6893
Official page Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Dimensity 1200 official site