Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 7025

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7025 (IMG BXM-8-256). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 42% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score – 737K vs 668K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7025
  • Higher GPU frequency (~41%)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2500 vs 2200 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
737054
CPU 306912 262953
GPU 74254 60217
Memory 161784 141219
UX 194104 204073
Total score 737054 668462
Samples [70 tests] [30 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 139.8 MB/sec 122.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.8 pages/sec 64.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.9 Mpixels/sec 95.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.2 images/sec 47.9 images/sec
HDR 88.6 Mpixels/sec 77.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.21 images/sec 7.74 images/sec
Photo processing 25.5 images/sec 24.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.36 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 10 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.77 images/sec 1.13 images/sec
Face detection 1.45 images/sec 0.61 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec 1.95 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 227.3 FPS 195 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 15 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 200 -
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11087 14361
Video editing score 6838 5525
Data manipulation score 8252 10873
Photo editing score 30771 23703
Writing score 12967 15057
Phones tested 10 models 5 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Π˜Π³Π½Π°Ρ‚)AnTuTu 12705599
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XYRO)AnTuTu 12782767
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Magist)AnTuTu 12801660
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (thank)Geekbench 7 CPU827 / 2284
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rayylor)AnTuTu 12789683
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (kilobyte.tech)AnTuTu 12704537
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (WillowWilson78)AnTuTu 11659483

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 7025

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 700 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 676 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 8
Shading units 128 16
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 550

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 22 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2022 April 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6450 (MT6855V/ATZA, MT6855V_A/ATZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7025 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 -

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