Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
and
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (5000 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs January 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2026
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
8
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
5000 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
-
Shading units
128
3.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.4
Vulkan version
1.3
4K+ @ 120 Hz
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
Connectivity
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
Cellular specific functions
-
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
Cellular technologies
-
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
Downlink functions
-
14.8 Gbps
Download speed
-
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
Modem power saving technologies
-
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
Uplink functions
-
4x4 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi antenna
-
LTE
4G support
-
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
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
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 5.0
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
8K @ 30 FPS, 4K @ 120 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.265, VP9, AV1
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
-
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Display refresh rate
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Agentic AI, on-device learning, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, low-power personal context
AI features
-
Qualcomm Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4301
+154%
Dimensity 8500
1693
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
12490
+81%
Dimensity 8500
6897
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
4945385
+133%
Dimensity 8500
2120347
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