Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8100
We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 8100
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 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
12.28%
higher CPU clock speed than
Dimensity 8100 (3200 vs 2850 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
20.00%
smaller sized transistor
than
Dimensity 8100
(4
vs 5 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
has
35.79
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Dimensity 8100 (1098 K vs
809
K).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Dimensity 8100.
Pros of Dimensity 8100
Dimensity 8100
has
1.33
%
higher
GPU
clock
speed
than
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
(
912
vs
900
MHz).
Dimensity 8100
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
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
243697
204875
GPU
478120
311503
Memory
191931
130636
UX
184166
161518
Total score
1097914
808532
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%
94%
Graphics test
59 FPS
34 FPS
Score
9875
5620
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
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2000MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
2850MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
-
-
L2 cache
-
-
L3 cache
6 MB
4 MB
Process
4 nanometers
5 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
8 W
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali-G610 MC6
Architecture
Adreno 700
Valhall 2
GPU frequency
900 MHz
912 MHz
Pipelines
-
6
Shading units
-
-
Total shaders
-
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
APU 580 (multi-core)
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
6400 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
1x 200MP
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, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Modem
Snapdragon X65
R16-ready 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
-
Upload speed 5G
-
-
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC