We compared the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 750 GPU, while the Dimensity 9200 has an octa-core CPU with the ARM Immortalis-G715 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
68
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
41
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
42
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
41
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+76% better
2,004,883
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,138,348
| CPU | 438,192 | 275,790 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 501,250 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 162,030 |
| UX | 320,946 | 199,278 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 1,138,348 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+66% better
2,283
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,378
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+66% better
7,109
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
4,270
| Multi Core | 7,109 | 4,270 |
| Single Core | 2,283 | 1,378 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 8% Faster CPU clock speed (3.30 GHz vs 3.05 GHz)
- 76% higher AnTuTu score (2.0M vs 1.13M)
- 66% faster single-core and 66% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- Newer ARMv9.2-A instruction set vs ARMv9-A
- 12% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 68.3 GB/s)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4, 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720, 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720, 2x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A520 | 1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X3, 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A715, 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | TSMC 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm (TSMC N4P) |
| TDP | 8 W | 7 W |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA Gen 2 | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; 4CC-CA |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.67 Gbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System | 3GPP Release-17 5G Modem-RF System |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.25 Gbps |
| WiFi | FastConnect 7800 (Wi-Fi 7) | Wi-Fi 7 (Tri-band MLO) |
GPU
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 4th gen |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12 |
| Execution Units | 6 pipelines | 11 pipelines |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.76 TFLOPS |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz – 1000 MHz | 981 MHz |
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 240Hz (1080p), 120Hz (4K) | 144 Hz |
| Neural Process | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 690 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 FP | 3.0 |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1408 |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
ISP
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV |
| Max Camera Resolution | 200 MP (single) | 320 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840×2160 | 5K @ 60 Hz |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS; 720p @ 960 FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 60 FPS; 1080p @ 240 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS | 8K @ 60 FPS; 4K @ 60 FPS |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6985Z |
Memory
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4×16-bit channels |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 Gbit/s | 68.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |