Mediatek Dimensity 8450 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, 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 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Geekbench 6 shows 40% faster single-core and 99% faster multi-core performance
- 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 30% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- 334% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 172% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 789K)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +172%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 682,926 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 654,568 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 281,299 | 143,807 |
| UX | 528,461 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 2,147,254 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +40%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +99%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 1,630 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 6,375 | 3,206 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | August 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | SM7635 |
| 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 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.329 TFLOPS | 0.537 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| 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 | UFS 3.1, UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS 1080p @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV, |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.30 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |