Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 runs the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU. 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 8s Gen 4
7 advantages
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17% higher AnTuTu score
23.14 Lakhs vs 19.78 Lakhs
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5% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,511 vs 6,179
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30% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,073 vs 1,595
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Larger L3 cache
8 MB vs 6MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2355 GFLOPS vs 2300 GFLOPS
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534 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1 advantage
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50 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | Apirl 2025 | December 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8735 | MT6899 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6MB |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2355 GFLOPS | 2300 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| 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 | 24GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60 FPS | 4K at 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 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.28 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,14,089 | 19,77,584 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,98,018 | 6,20,628 |
| GPU | 7,98,999 | 6,40,290 |
| Memory | 3,16,914 | 2,82,939 |
| UX | 5,00,158 | 4,33,737 |
| Single-Core | 2,073 | 1,595 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,511 | 6,179 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
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