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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Upper Mid-range

The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 leads the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 by 15% on AnTuTu v11 (20.17 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs). Geekbench is split: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is 22% faster in single-core, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is 23% faster in multi-core. Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 does better: 3% higher peak CPU clock (3.36 GHz vs 3.25 GHz) and 33% larger L3 cache (8 MB vs 6 MB).

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads

  • 3% higher peak CPU clock

    3.36 GHz vs 3.25 GHz

  • 33% larger L3 cache

    8 MB vs 6 MB

  • 22% faster in Geekbench single-core

    1,942 vs 1,598

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 leads

  • Newer Arm instruction set

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • 5% more GPU compute power

    2329 GFLOPS vs 2208.8 GFLOPS

  • 2% faster RAM

    4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

  • 15% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    20.17 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs

  • 23% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    6,217 vs 5,037

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

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

Geekbench Single-Core

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

Geekbench Multi-Core

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

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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.

Total Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 78
Dimensity 8450 78

CPU Score

+4 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 64
Dimensity 8450 68

GPU Score

+3 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 79
Dimensity 8450 76

Memory Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 90
Dimensity 8450 90

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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