Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 825 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- 9% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 2.15 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 62% faster single-core and 74% faster multi-core performance
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- 57% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 1.34M)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8350 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 5% Faster CPU clock speed (3350 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +57%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
| CPU | 481,122 | 288,296 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 529,421 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 260,128 |
| UX | 341,272 | 266,222 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 1,344,067 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +62%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +74%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,330 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 4,014 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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MediaTek Dimensity 8350
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | MT6897 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3200 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 1400 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 2.150 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 320 MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |