Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 810
We’ve meticulously compared the recently released
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 810
SoCs, developed by
Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. This
comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their
8-core CPUs,
backed by performance metrics
from Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and technical
specifications.
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
25.00%
higher CPU clock speed than
Dimensity 810 (3000 vs 2400 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has
50.02%
higher memory frequency than
Dimensity 810 (3200
vs 2133 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has
33.33%
smaller sized transistor
than
Dimensity 810
(4
vs 6 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
has
171.73
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Dimensity 810 (1037 K vs
382
K).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Dimensity 810.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
supports
199.94
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Dimensity 810
(
51.2
vs
17.07
MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
supports
113.33
%
higher
download
speed
than
Dimensity 810
(
2560
vs
1200
Mbps).
Pros of Dimensity 810
Dimensity 810
has
6.25
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
(
850
vs
800
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
249768
113696
GPU
448381
85477
Memory
172528
76385
UX
166045
105966
Total score
1036722
381524
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
88%
99%
Graphics test
54 FPS
7 FPS
Score
9041
1232
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2,3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
1800MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3000MHz
2400MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
-
512 KB
L2 cache
1 MB
1 MB
L3 cache
4 MB
2 MB
Process
4 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
-
12 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
8 W
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali-G57 MC2
Architecture
Adreno 700
Valhall
GPU frequency
800 MHz
850 MHz
Pipelines
3
2
Shading units
768
32
Total shaders
1536
64
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
MediaTek APU 3.0
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
17.07 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
16 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
2K at 30FPS
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
Modem
Snapdragon X65
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
Up to 2770 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2560 Mbps
Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3072 Mbps
Up to 1250 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.2
5.1
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC