Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 runs the Mali-G615 MP6. 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
8 advantages
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44% higher AnTuTu score
23.68 Lakhs vs 16.42 Lakhs
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45% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,626 vs 4,566
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51% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,162 vs 1,428
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50 MHz higher CPU clock
3400 MHz vs 3350 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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Larger L3 cache
12 MB vs 4 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3584 GFLOPS vs 2150.4 GFLOPS
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534 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 2023 | November 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6897 |
| 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 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3584 GFLOPS | 2150.4 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 780 |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| 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 at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek T800 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,68,420 | 16,42,027 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,52,232 | 4,73,434 |
| GPU | 8,24,065 | 4,88,428 |
| Memory | 3,30,935 | 2,65,639 |
| UX | 5,61,188 | 4,13,526 |
| Single-Core | 2,162 | 1,428 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,626 | 4,566 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
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