Snpadragon 6 Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 810 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- Geekbench 6 shows 53% faster single-core and 112% faster multi-core performance
- 192% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 735K)
- 41% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 409% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
- Released 3 months later - (May 2025 vs February 2025)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
GPU score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Memory score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Total score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +192%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 232,592 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 178,229 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 160,014 | 281,299 |
| UX | 164,098 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 734,933 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +53%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +112%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 1,062 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 3,011 | 6,375 |
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
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MediaTek Dimensity 8450
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | February 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM6650 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
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 | 2300 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 5 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 810 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 895 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 0.458 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz | 144 Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 1080p+ | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | - |
| 4G | LTE-A | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6GHz & mmWave | Yes |
| Download Speed | 2.9 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.6 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |