Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, 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 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 33% faster single-core and 10% faster multi-core performance
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- 2% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
75
|
68
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
76
|
| Memory Score |
96
|
90
|
| Total Score |
85
|
78
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +2%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 481,122 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 281,299 |
| UX | 341,272 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +33%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +10%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 6,375 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | - |
| 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 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3200 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| 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 | 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 | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |