MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400

Upper Mid-range

Mid-range

The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 scores 2.1x higher than the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 on AnTuTu v11 (20.17 Lakhs vs 9.74 Lakhs) and is 48% faster in Geekbench single-core and 2.1x in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Mediatek Dimensity 7400.

MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 leads

25% higher peak CPU clock

3.25 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A
3.6x more GPU compute power

2329 GFLOPS vs 655.5 GFLOPS
Newer RAM type

LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
33% faster RAM

4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Newer storage standard

UFS 4.0 vs UFS3.1, UFS2.2
2.1x higher AnTuTu v11 score

20.17 Lakhs vs 9.74 Lakhs
2.1x faster in Geekbench multi-core

6,217 vs 3,010
48% faster in Geekbench single-core

1,598 vs 1,077

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

2.1x faster

Dimensity 8450 20,16,572

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 9,74,042

Geekbench Single-Core

+48% faster

Dimensity 8450 1,598

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 1,077

Geekbench Multi-Core

2.1x faster

Dimensity 8450 6,217

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 3,010

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Dimensity 8450 Mediatek Dimensity 7400

Overview

Launch Date: MT6899; February 2025
Chipset Class: Upper Mid-range; Mid-range
Manufacturer: MediaTek; MediaTek
Model Number: -; MT6878

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725; 4x 2.6GHz - Cortex A78
4x 2.0GHz - Cortex A55
Max Frequency: 3250 MHz; 2600 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv8.2-A
Process Node: 4 nm; 4 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; TSMC N4P
L2 Cache: 1 MB; 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB; -
TDP: 7 W; 4 W

GPU

GPU Name: Mali-G720 MP7; Mali-G615 MC2
GPU Frequency: 1300 MHz; 1300 MHz
Shading Units: 128; 128
FLOPS: 2329 GFLOPS; 655.5 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; No
NPU: MediaTek NPU 880; MediaTek NPU 655
API Support: Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2; Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5
RAM Frequency: 4266 MHz; 3200 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x 16-bit; 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s; 25.6 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 24 GB; 16 GB
Storage Type: UFS 4.0; UFS3.1, UFS2.2

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320MP; 200MP
Video Capture: 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 30FPS
Max Display Resolution: WQHD+; Full HD+
Video Playback: 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9; H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP-9
Audio Codecs: AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3; AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem: -; MediaTek M80 5G
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 5.17 Gbps; 3.27 Gbps
Upload Speed: 2.30 Gbps; -
Wi-Fi: 6E; 6E
Bluetooth: 6; 5.4
Navigation: NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS; NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS