Mediatek Dimensity 8450 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 111% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 1.02M)
- 103% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 26% faster single-core and 90% faster multi-core performance
- 99% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 16% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +111%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 682,926 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 654,568 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 281,299 | 186,571 |
| UX | 528,461 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 2,147,254 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +26%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +90%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 1,630 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 6,375 | 3,363 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.329 TFLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC aptX Adaptive LDAC |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) | 2880 x 1800 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.30 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |