MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8400 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: December 2024 (December 2024 vs October 2023)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3250 MHz vs 3300 MHz)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2024
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8400
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3250 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MC7
GPU name
Adreno 750
1400 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz

Connectivity

-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
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
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
3.5 MB
L2 Cache
-
6 MB
L3 cache
-
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8400
1684
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +30%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8400
6970
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +2%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8400
1772345
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +9%