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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Upper Mid-range

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leads the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 by 17% on AnTuTu v11 (23.68 Lakhs vs 20.17 Lakhs) and is 35% faster in Geekbench single-core and 7% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the MediaTek Dimensity 8450.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leads

  • 5% higher peak CPU clock

    3.4 GHz vs 3.25 GHz

  • 2x larger L3 cache

    12 MB vs 6 MB

  • 54% more GPU compute power

    3584 GFLOPS vs 2329 GFLOPS

  • 13% faster RAM

    4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz

  • 17% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    23.68 Lakhs vs 20.17 Lakhs

  • 7% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    6,626 vs 6,217

  • 35% faster in Geekbench single-core

    2,162 vs 1,598

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+17% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 23,68,420
Dimensity 8450 20,16,572

Geekbench Single-Core

+35% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2,162
Dimensity 8450 1,598

Geekbench Multi-Core

+7% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 6,626
Dimensity 8450 6,217

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Dimensity 8450

Overview

Launch Date
October 2023
MT6899
Chipset Class
Flagship
Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Model Number
SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC
-

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 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
Max Frequency
3400 MHz
3250 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
Process Node
TSMC 4 nm
4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB
L3 Cache
12 MB
6 MB
TDP
8 W
7 W

GPU

GPU Name
Adreno 750
Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Frequency
903 MHz - 1000 MHz
1300 MHz
Shading Units
1536
128
FLOPS
3584 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
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 & 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 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

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X75 5G
-
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
10 Gbps
5.17 Gbps
Upload Speed
Up to 3.5 Gbps
2.30 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
6E
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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 3 Dimensity 8450

AnTuTu v11

Total
23,68,420
20,16,572
CPU
6,52,232
6,56,057
GPU
8,24,065
6,41,057
Memory
3,30,935
2,56,365
UX
5,61,188
4,62,908

Geekbench

Single-Core
2,162
1,598
Multi-Core
6,626
6,217

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+8 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Dimensity 8450 78

CPU Score

+8 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 76
Dimensity 8450 68

GPU Score

+10 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Dimensity 8450 76

Memory Score

+5 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 95
Dimensity 8450 90

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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