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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 7400

MediaTek

Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8 wins
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 while the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 runs the Mali-G615 MC2. 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 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

8 advantages

  • 80% higher AnTuTu score

    17.56 Lakhs vs 9.74 Lakhs

  • 67% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    5,037 vs 3,010

  • 80% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,942 vs 1,077

  • 760 MHz higher CPU clock

    3360 MHz vs 2600 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.2-A

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2208.8 GFLOPS vs 655.5 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,000 MHz higher RAM speed

    4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz

MediaTek Dimensity 7400

Mediatek Dimensity 7400

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +80% faster 17,56,001
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 9,74,042

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +80% faster 1,942
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 1,077

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +67% faster 5,037
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 3,010

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
Overview
Launch Date November 2022 February 2025
Chipset Class Flagship Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 MT6878
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
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
4x 2.6GHz - Cortex A78
4x 2.0GHz - Cortex A55
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC N4P
L2 Cache 1 MB 512 KB
L3 Cache 8 MB -
TDP 8.5 W 4 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 740 Mali-G615 MC2
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 1024 128
FLOPS 2208.8 GFLOPS 655.5 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek NPU 655
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 67.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS3.1, UFS2.2
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 200MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 30FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K Full HD+
Video Playback 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP-9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X70 5G MediaTek M80 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 3.27 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps -
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
AnTuTu v11
Total 17,56,001 9,74,042
CPU 5,58,984 3,49,042
GPU 4,39,885 1,46,939
Memory 3,01,880 2,74,872
UX 4,55,252 2,03,012
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,942 1,077
Multi-Core 5,037 3,010

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mediatek Dimensity 7400
CPU Score
64
42
GPU Score
79
37
Memory Score
90
63
Total Score
78
47

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