Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Geekbench 6 shows 36% faster single-core and 54% faster multi-core performance
- 80% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 704K)
- 12% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 97% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 292% higher compute power (2 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- Released 1 year and 10 months later - (November 2022 vs January 2021)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 2% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +80%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 259,548 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 124,433 |
| UX | 184,188 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +36%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +54%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 3,334 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 6 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 168 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Helio M70 |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |