Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- 54% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 429% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 704K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 224% faster single-core and 227% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 149% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 7.2× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- 24% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.2
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +429%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 124,433 |
| UX | 865,161 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +224%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +227%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 3,334 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 168 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Helio M70 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |