MediaTek Dimensity 6400
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: February 2025 (February 2025 vs October 2023)
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (6 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (2500 MHz vs 3300 MHz)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
February 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 6400
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
4 nm
2500 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G57 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
64
Shading units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 3300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
-
2 MB
L3 cache
-
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 4.0
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 6400
819
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +168%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 6400
2116
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +235%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 6400
437112
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +342%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
148
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
12164
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201