Mediatek Dimensity 8350 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8350 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G615 MP6 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8350 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- 216% higher compute power (2.15 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 31% faster single-core and 71% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 133% higher AnTuTu score (1.34M vs 577K)
- 33% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 2 years and 6 months later - (November 2024 vs May 2022)
- 40% Faster CPU clock speed (3350 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +133%
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 288,296 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 529,421 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 260,128 | 115,759 |
| UX | 266,222 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 1,344,067 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +31%
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +71%
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 1,330 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 4,014 | 2,351 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | November 2024 | May 2022 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6897 | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3350 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G615 MP6 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Frequency | 1400 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 780 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 2.150 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 320MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T800 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |