Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 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 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
- 137% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 1.02M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 33% faster single-core and 101% faster multi-core performance
- 129% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 98% higher compute performance (2.32 vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +137%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 709,591 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 186,571 |
| UX | 526,985 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +33%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +101%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 3,363 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | May 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 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 | 3400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | WQHD @ 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2880 x 1800 |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |