Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7200
We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 7200 SoCs, developed by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. We’ve evaluated the pros and cons of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark scores alongside their technical specifications.
Review
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
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 14.29% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 7200 (3200 vs 2800 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 75.07 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 7200 (1098 K vs 627 K).
- Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 supports 25.80 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 7200 ( 51.2 vs 40.7 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 supports Infinity % higher download speed than Dimensity 7200 ( 2500 vs 0 Mbps).
Pros of Dimensity 7200
- Dimensity 7200 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 6400 vs 3200 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 243697 | 160410 |
| GPU | 478120 | 202112 |
| Memory | 191931 | 119625 |
| UX | 184166 | 144980 |
| Total score | 1097914 | 627127 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 69% | - |
| Graphics test | 59 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Score | 9875 | 4142 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 3200MHz | 2800MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 12 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 730 | Mali-G610 MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 2 |
| GPU frequency | 900 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | - | 4 |
| Shading units | - | 512 |
| Total shaders | - | 1024 |
| FLOPS | - | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Mediatek APU 650 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 40.7 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 | 2CC 5G Modem |
| 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 2500 Mbps | Up to 0 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | - | Up to 0 Mbps |
| Upload speed 4G | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 0 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2022 | February 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | MT6886 |
| Official page | Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site | Dimensity 7200 official site |