Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 versus Dimensity 6100 Plus
SoCs, brought to you by
Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. This
comparison examines the pros and cons of these
8-core processors, with data from
Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark
benchmarks, alongside their detailed
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 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
45.45%
higher CPU clock speed than
Dimensity 6100 Plus (3200 vs 2200 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
50.02%
higher memory frequency than
Dimensity 6100 Plus (3200
vs 2133 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
33.33%
smaller sized transistor
than
Dimensity 6100 Plus
(4
vs 6 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
has
203.85
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Dimensity 6100 Plus (1098 K vs
361
K).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Dimensity 6100 Plus.
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
supports
199.94
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Dimensity 6100 Plus
(
51.2
vs
17.07
MHz).
Pros of Dimensity 6100 Plus
Dimensity 6100 Plus
has
5.56
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
(
950
vs
900
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
243697
112256
GPU
478120
98184
Memory
191931
66187
UX
184166
84704
Total score
1097914
361331
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
69%
-
Graphics test
59 FPS
-
Score
9875
-
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2000MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
2200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
-
512 KB
L2 cache
-
1 MB
L3 cache
6 MB
2 MB
Process
4 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
-
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali-G57 MC2
Architecture
Adreno 700
Valhall
GPU frequency
900 MHz
950 MHz
Pipelines
-
2
Shading units
-
32
Total shaders
-
64
FLOPS
-
243 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
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
12 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 108MP, 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
3GPP Release-16 standard 5G modem
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
Up to 3300 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2500 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
-
-
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC