Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 runs the Adreno 840 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 runs the Mali-G720 MP7. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
9 advantages
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88% higher AnTuTu score
37.89 Lakhs vs 20.17 Lakhs
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77% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,983 vs 6,217
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131% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,690 vs 1,598
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1,360 MHz higher CPU clock
4610 MHz vs 3250 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
8 MB vs 6 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3686 GFLOPS vs 2329 GFLOPS
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1,034 MHz higher RAM speed
5300 MHz vs 4266 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2025 | MT6899 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8850 | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| Max Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 840 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3686 GFLOPS | 2329 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 5300 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 12.5 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.7 Gbps | 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 37,89,020 | 20,16,572 |
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| CPU | 10,80,698 | 6,56,057 |
| GPU | 14,29,751 | 6,41,057 |
| Memory | 4,06,941 | 2,56,365 |
| UX | 8,71,630 | 4,62,908 |
| Single-Core | 3,690 | 1,598 |
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| Multi-Core | 10,983 | 6,217 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
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