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Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350

Snapdragon 8 Elite
Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
MediaTek Dimensity 8350

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, 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 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350

  • 29% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 3350 MHz)
  • 111% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 1.34M)
  • Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 141% faster single-core and 148% faster multi-core performance
  • 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
  • 57% higher compute performance (3.37 vs 2.15 TFLOPS)
  • 24% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4266 MHz)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Elite +111%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
CPU 600,617 288,296
GPU 1,200,212 529,421
MEM 637,845 260,128
UX 400,765 266,222
TOTAL 2,839,439 1,344,067

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite +141%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite +148%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
Single-Core 3,210 1,330
Multi-Core 9,958 4,014
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MediaTek Dimensity 8350

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Launch Date October 2024 November 2024
Class Flagship Upper Mid-range
Model Number SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC MT6897
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

CPU

Core Configuration 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)
6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU Cores 8 8
Max Clock Speed 4320 MHz 3350 MHz
Architecture ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 Cache 12 MB -
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process Node 3 nm 4 nm
TDP 8 W 6 Watts

GPU

GPU Adreno 830 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Architecture Adreno 800 4th gen Valhall Architecture
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1400 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU MediaTek APU 780
Shading Units 512 128
Compute Performance 3.37 TFLOPS 2.150 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes Yes
Max Refresh Rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Frequency Up to 5300 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 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

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 1x 320MP
Max Display Resolution 4K @ 60Hz 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+)
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, AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X80 5G MediaTek T800
4G Yes LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 10 Gbps Up to 7.9 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps Up to 4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS