Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730 while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 runs the ARM Mali-G77 MP9. 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 Gen 1
7 advantages
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34% higher AnTuTu score
13.20 Lakhs vs 9.85 Lakhs
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31% faster Geekbench multi-core score
4,134 vs 3,162
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57% faster Geekbench single-core score
1,704 vs 1,082
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.2-A
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 6 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1675 GFLOPS vs 510.3 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
2 advantages
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Larger L3 cache
8 MB vs 6 MB
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1,066 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | December 2021 | January 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8450 | MT6893 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 5.3 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 730 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 1675 GFLOPS | 510.3 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 200 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G | Helio M70 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.67 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 13,20,406 | 9,84,791 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 5,01,429 | 3,80,612 |
| GPU | 2,09,242 | 1,37,699 |
| Memory | 2,36,547 | 1,78,336 |
| UX | 3,73,188 | 2,88,144 |
| Single-Core | 1,704 | 1,082 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 4,134 | 3,162 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
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