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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek

Upper Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1 win
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 8 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 runs the Mali-G720 MP7. 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

1 advantage

  • 7% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,704 vs 1,598

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

8 advantages

  • 53% higher AnTuTu score

    20.17 Lakhs vs 13.20 Lakhs

  • 50% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,217 vs 4,134

  • 250 MHz higher CPU clock

    3250 MHz vs 3000 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2329 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 8450 +53% faster 20,16,572

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +7% faster 1,704
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 1,598

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4,134
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +50% faster 6,217

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 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 8450
Overview
Launch Date December 2021 MT6899
Chipset Class Flagship Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8450 -
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 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
TDP 5.3 W 7 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 730 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 512 128
FLOPS 1675 GFLOPS 2329 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No Yes
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek NPU 880
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 -
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 5.17 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.67 Gbps 2.30 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 6
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 8450
AnTuTu v11
Total 13,20,406 20,16,572
CPU 5,01,429 6,56,057
GPU 2,09,242 6,41,057
Memory 2,36,547 2,56,365
UX 3,73,188 4,62,908
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,704 1,598
Multi-Core 4,134 6,217

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8450
CPU Score
54
68
GPU Score
56
76
Memory Score
73
90
Total Score
61
78

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