Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
and
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (2300 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (February 2025 vs January 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
February 2025
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6650
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
2300 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 810
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
895 MHz
GPU frequency
-
0.4582 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
128
2.0 FP
OpenCL version
3.2
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
3360 x 1600
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 2900 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
6E
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5-3200MHz/LPDDR4X-2133MHz
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.265
- VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1107
Dimensity 8500
1693
+53%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3073
Dimensity 8500
6897
+124%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
693287
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+240%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
975254
Dimensity 8500
2120347
+117%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Realme 14
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
354
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3806
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Honor Magic8 Lite
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
985
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Honor Magic8 Lite
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3757
Xiaomi 17T
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13750
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