Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, 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 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Geekbench 6 shows 32% faster single-core and 5% faster multi-core performance
- 16% more compute performance (2.7 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 20% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 2.00M)
- Newer release date (January 2026 vs October 2023)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
76
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +20%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 438,192 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 409,017 |
| UX | 320,946 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +32%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +5%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 2,283 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 7,109 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | - |
| 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 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm (N4P) | 4nm |
| TDP | 8 W | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240Hz (1080p), 120Hz (4K) | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 FP | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 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, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | FastConnect 7800 (Wi-Fi 7) | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |