Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, 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 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 27% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- 18% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 2.41M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 86% faster single-core and 47% faster multi-core performance
- 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 45% more compute performance (3.37 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
- 10% higher memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +18%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 600,617 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 409,017 |
| UX | 400,765 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +86%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +47%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 8 W | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
| 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 | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |