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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
MediaTek Dimensity 1200

MediaTek

Flagship

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 11 wins
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 runs the ARM Mali-G77 MP9. 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 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

11 advantages

  • 140% higher AnTuTu score

    23.68 Lakhs vs 9.85 Lakhs

  • 110% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,626 vs 3,162

  • 100% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,162 vs 1,082

  • 400 MHz higher CPU clock

    3400 MHz vs 3000 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A

  • Larger L3 cache

    12 MB vs 8 MB

  • 2 nm smaller semiconductor size

    TSMC 4 nm vs 6 nm

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    3584 GFLOPS vs 510.3 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X

  • 534 MHz higher RAM speed

    4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1

MediaTek Dimensity 1200

MediaTek Dimensity 1200

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +140% faster 23,68,420
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 9,84,791

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +100% faster 2,162
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 1,082

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +110% faster 6,626
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 3,162

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Overview
Launch Date October 2023 January 2021
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC MT6893
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
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
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process Node TSMC 4 nm 6 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 320 KB
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
TDP 8 W 8 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 750 ARM Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Frequency 903 MHz - 1000 MHz 886 MHz
Shading Units 1536 32
FLOPS 3584 GFLOPS 510.3 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek APU 3.0
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
RAM Frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 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
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 200 MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 60FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K WQHD+
Video Playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X75 5G Helio M70
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 4.7 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
AnTuTu v11
Total 23,68,420 9,84,791
CPU 6,52,232 3,80,612
GPU 8,24,065 1,37,699
Memory 3,30,935 1,78,336
UX 5,61,188 2,88,144
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,162 1,082
Multi-Core 6,626 3,162

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200
CPU Score
76
44
GPU Score
86
38
Memory Score
95
69
Total Score
86
50

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