Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400, 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 7400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MC2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 7400
- 29% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2600 MHz)
- 93% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 658K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 45% faster single-core and 76% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 3.9x more compute performance (2 TFLOPS vs 0.512 TFLOPS)
- 31% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why Mediatek Dimensity 7400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Newer release date (February 2025 vs November 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
42
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
37
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
63
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
47
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+93% better
1,267,441
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
657,890
| CPU | 259,548 | 203,196 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 146,782 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 134,456 |
| UX | 184,188 | 173,456 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 657,890 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+45% better
1,485
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
1,022
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+76% better
5,119
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
2,910
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,022 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 2,910 |
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Mediatek Dimensity 7400
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Mediatek Dimensity 7400 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC N4P |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| 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 Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 4 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G615 MC2 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 0.512 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 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 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), 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 Modem-RF System | MediaTek M80 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Cat.24 |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
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