Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825 while the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 runs the Arm Mali-G720 MC8. 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
3 advantages
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20% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,073 vs 1,728
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Larger L3 cache
8 MB vs 6 MB
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4 advantages
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4% higher AnTuTu score
24.08 Lakhs vs 23.14 Lakhs
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4% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,762 vs 6,511
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200 MHz higher CPU clock
3400 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2662.4 GFLOPS vs 2355 GFLOPS
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 8500 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | Apirl 2025 | January 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2355 GFLOPS | 2662.4 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 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 | 1.25 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 | 24,07,614 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,98,018 | 7,09,591 |
| GPU | 7,98,999 | 7,62,021 |
| Memory | 3,16,914 | 4,09,017 |
| UX | 5,00,158 | 5,26,985 |
| Single-Core | 2,073 | 1,728 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,511 | 6,762 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
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