Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 750 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Geekbench 6 shows 110% faster single-core and 113% faster multi-core performance
- 185% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 704K)
- 13% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- More advanced TSMC 4 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 125% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 429% higher compute power (2.7 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Released 2 years and 9 months later - (October 2023 vs January 2021)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
76
|
44
|
| GPU Score |
86
|
38
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
69
|
| Total Score |
86
|
50
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +185%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 438,192 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 124,433 |
| UX | 320,946 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +110%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +113%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 2,283 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 7,109 | 3,334 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
–
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) AV1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz QHD+ @ 144Hz |
2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |