MediaTek Dimensity 8400
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3250 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (December 2024 vs September 2025)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8400
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3250 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MC7
GPU name
Adreno 840
1400 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Connectivity
Up to 7900 Mbps
Download speed
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
8533 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
3.5 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
6 MB
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8400
1684
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+123%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8400
6970
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+81%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8400
1772345
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+84%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6396
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
670
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1443
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1435
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
9483
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
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