Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, 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 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- Geekbench 6 shows 12% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8350 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 6% higher AnTuTu score (1.34M vs 1.27M)
- 8% higher compute power (2.15 TFLOPS vs 2 TFLOPS)
- Released 2 years later - (November 2024 vs November 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 +6%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
| CPU | 259,548 | 288,296 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 529,421 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 260,128 |
| UX | 184,188 | 266,222 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 1,344,067 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +12%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +28%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,330 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 4,014 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6897 |
| 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 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | 4th gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 2.150 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 180 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
| 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, AV1, VP9 |
| 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 T800 |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |