Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
and
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (May 2022 vs January 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
May 2022
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
-
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
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
3200 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 730
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
900 MHz
GPU frequency
-
-
Shading units
128
2.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.1
Vulkan version
1.3
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
12
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
-
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
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 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Dimensity 8500
1693
+2%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
Dimensity 8500
6897
+64%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+100%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Motorola Moto X30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1026
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
992
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1283
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z40S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
10852
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2897
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
11270
Xiaomi 17T
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13750
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2846
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4007
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