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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
MediaTek Dimensity 8350

MediaTek

Upper Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 2 wins
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 7 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 runs the Mali-G615 MP6. 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

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

2 advantages

  • 19% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,704 vs 1,428

  • Larger L3 cache

    6 MB vs 4 MB

MediaTek Dimensity 8350

MediaTek Dimensity 8350

7 advantages

  • 24% higher AnTuTu score

    16.42 Lakhs vs 13.20 Lakhs

  • 10% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    4,566 vs 4,134

  • 350 MHz higher CPU clock

    3350 MHz vs 3000 MHz

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2150.4 GFLOPS vs 1675 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,066 MHz higher RAM speed

    4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 13,20,406
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +24% faster 16,42,027

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +19% faster 1,704
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 1,428

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4,134
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +10% faster 4,566

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Overview
Launch Date December 2021 November 2024
Chipset Class Flagship Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8450 MT6897
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
Core Configuration 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510		 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB -
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
TDP 5.3 W 6 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 730 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 512 128
FLOPS 1675 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No Yes
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek APU 780
API Support Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 320MP
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, AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X65 5G MediaTek T800
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 7.9 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.67 Gbps 4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
AnTuTu v11
Total 13,20,406 16,42,027
CPU 5,01,429 4,73,434
GPU 2,09,242 4,88,428
Memory 2,36,547 2,65,639
UX 3,73,188 4,13,526
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,704 1,428
Multi-Core 4,134 4,566

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8350
CPU Score
54
60
GPU Score
56
66
Memory Score
73
90
Total Score
61
72

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