Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- 44% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 303% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 704K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 195% faster single-core and 199% 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)
- 6.6× higher compute performance (3.37 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
93
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +303%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 600,617 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 124,433 |
| UX | 400,765 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +195%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +199%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 3,334 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 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 | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 830 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 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, 1080p @ 480FPS | 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, aptX | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Helio M70 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |