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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 8020
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 8020

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8020 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 15.38% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8020 (3000 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 8020 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8020 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 50.84 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8020 (1037 K vs 687 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8020.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 supports 50.15 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 8020 ( 51.2 vs 34.1 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 8020

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 249768 169130
GPU 448381 238983
Memory 172528 130727
UX 166045 148460
Total score 1036722 687300

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% 99%
Graphics test 54 FPS 13 FPS
Score 9041 4236

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		 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3000MHz 2600MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A -
L2 cache - -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MC9
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU frequency 800 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 MediaTek APU 570

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 12 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 108MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2560 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 April 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 -
Official page Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Dimensity 8020 official site