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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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 2 3 wins
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 6 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 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 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

3 advantages

  • 22% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,942 vs 1,598

  • 110 MHz higher CPU clock

    3360 MHz vs 3250 MHz

  • Larger L3 cache

    8 MB vs 6 MB

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

6 advantages

  • 15% higher AnTuTu score

    20.17 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs

  • 23% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,217 vs 5,037

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2329 GFLOPS vs 2208.8 GFLOPS

  • 66 MHz higher RAM speed

    4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 17,56,001
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +15% faster 20,16,572

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +22% faster 1,942
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 1,598

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5,037
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +23% faster 6,217

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 2
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Overview
Launch Date November 2022 MT6899
Chipset Class Flagship Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 -
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		 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
TDP 8.5 W 7 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 740 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 1024 128
FLOPS 2208.8 GFLOPS 2329 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes Yes
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek NPU 880
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 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
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 320MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 60FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K WQHD+
Video Playback 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, 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 -
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 5.17 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 2.30 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 6
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 8450
AnTuTu v11
Total 17,56,001 20,16,572
CPU 5,58,984 6,56,057
GPU 4,39,885 6,41,057
Memory 3,01,880 2,56,365
UX 4,55,252 4,62,908
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,942 1,598
Multi-Core 5,037 6,217

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8450
CPU Score
64
68
GPU Score
79
76
Memory Score
90
90
Total Score
78
78

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