Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- Geekbench 6 shows 70% faster single-core and 188% faster multi-core performance
- 317% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 577K)
- 42% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 241% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 3 years and 8 months later - (January 2026 vs May 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +317%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 709,591 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 115,759 |
| UX | 526,985 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +70%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +188%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 2,351 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | May 2022 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
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 | 3400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | Adreno 600 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 | 320MP | 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |