Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
and
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (October 2023 vs January 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
October 2023
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – 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
3300 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 750
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
770 MHz
GPU frequency
-
-
Shading units
128
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
3.2
-
Vulkan version
1.3
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
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
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
AAC, 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 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
+29%
Dimensity 8500
1693
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
+3%
Dimensity 8500
6897
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+22%
Related SoC Comparisons
Share in social media
Or Link To Us
<a href="https://cputronic.com/soc/compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-3-vs-mediatek-dimensity-8500" target="_blank">Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500</a>