Mediatek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SOCs, MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Dimensity 9200 features an 8-core CPU paired with the Immortalis-G715 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an 8-core CPU and the Adreno 730 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 16% higher AnTuTu score (1.13M vs 984K)
- 11% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 33% Larger L3 cache (8 MB vs 6 MB)
- 44% higher GPU compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2.77 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.3 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- Faster read and write speeds on UFS 4.0 compared to UFS 3.1
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
64
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
54
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
72
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
56
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
90
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
73
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
75
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
61
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+16% better
1,138,348
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 275,790 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 501,250 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 162,030 | 169,739 |
| UX | 199,278 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 1,138,348 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+11% better
1,378
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
+16% better
4,270
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Single-Core | 1,378 | 1,247 |
| Multi-Core | 4,270 | 3,675 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6985 | SM8450 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3050 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Architecture | 4th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 690 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 2.76 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.67 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.25 Gbps | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |
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