Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 7050 SoCs, created by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. This comparison highlights the key differences and similarities between these 8-core processors, evaluated through Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and other technical details.

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 23.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 7050 (3200 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 12.50% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 7050 (900 vs 800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 7050 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 99.22 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 7050 (1098 K vs 551 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 7050.
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 supports Infinity % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 7050 ( 51.2 vs 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 144109
GPU 478120 140847
Memory 191931 126627
UX 184166 139513
Total score 1097914 551096

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 69% 99%
Graphics test 59 FPS -
Score 9875 4200

Specifications

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

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2600MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G68 MC4
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 900 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines - 4
Shading units - 64
Total shaders - 128
FLOPS - 686 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP
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, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

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 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G - Up to 1250 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 May 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number - -
Official page Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Dimensity 7050 official site