We compared the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Dimensity 9200 features an octa-core CPU with the ARM Immortalis-G715 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 730 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
41
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
37
GPU Performance
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
42
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
Total Score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
41
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+16% better
1,138,348
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 275,790 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 501,250 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 162,030 | 169,739 |
| UX | 199,278 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 1,138,348 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+11% better
1,378
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+16% better
4,270
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Multi Core | 4,270 | 3,675 |
| Single Core | 1,378 | 1,247 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Mediatek Dimensity 9200
- 16% higher AnTuTu score (1.13M vs 984K)
- 11% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- Larger L3 cache (8 MB vs 6 MB, shared)
- 44% higher FP16 compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2.77 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.3 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- Faster read and write speeds on UFS 4.0 compared to UFS 3.1
Specifications Comparison
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X3, 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A715, 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2, 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3050 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung Foundry |
| Process | 4 nm (TSMC N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 W | 5.3 W |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; 4CC-CA | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.67 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Modem | 3GPP Release-17 5G Modem-RF System | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.25 Gbps | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 (Tri-band MLO) | Wi-Fi 6 |
GPU
| Architecture | Valhall 4th gen | Adreno 700 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12.1 |
| Execution Units | 11 pipelines | 2 pipelines |
| FLOPS | 2.76 TFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 818 MHz |
| GPU Name | Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 | Adreno 730 |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Neural Process | MediaTek APU 690 | Hexagon NPU |
| OpenCL Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 512 |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
ISP
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Max Camera Resolution | 320 MP (single) | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 5K @ 60 Hz | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 60 FPS; 1080p @ 240 FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60 FPS; 4K @ 60 FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6985Z | SM8450 |
Memory
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4×16-bit channels |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |