Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 6500
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (with Adreno 629 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6500 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score – 624K vs 569K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 6500
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2400 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 233766 | 249030 |
| GPU | 61522 | 48297 |
| Memory | 155235 | 106012 |
| UX | 173498 | 166224 |
| Total score | 624021 | 569563 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Samples | Less than 3 | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 and Dimensity 6500CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 629 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 430.1 Gigaflops | 140.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 17.07 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1200 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2800 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 900 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2026 | April 2026 |
| Class | Low end | Mid range |
| Model number | SM4850 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 6500 official site |
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