Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8350

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (Mali-G615 MP6). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 8350
  • Performs 6.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 210% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 22 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1724K vs 737K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • 52% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1724757
CPU 306912 514672
GPU 74254 480538
Memory 161784 275946
UX 194104 453601
Total score 737054 1724757
Samples [70 tests] [198 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 186.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.8 pages/sec 139.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.9 Mpixels/sec 134.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.2 images/sec 88.8 images/sec
HDR 88.6 Mpixels/sec 116.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.21 images/sec 12.9 images/sec
Photo processing 25.5 images/sec 36.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.77 images/sec 15.8 images/sec
Face detection 1.45 images/sec 7.75 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.54 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.58 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 227.3 FPS 1712.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 15 tests 16 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 200 1205
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 9 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 4852
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11087 -
Video editing score 6838 -
Data manipulation score 8252 -
Photo editing score 30771 -
Writing score 12967 -
Phones tested 10 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 8350
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rolling)AnTuTu 121705856
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rh adnan)AnTuTu 121682268
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Riyaz)AnTuTu 121763868
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Murafal)AnTuTu 121790753
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Madara)AnTuTu 111772072

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8350

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 676 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 768
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 22 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2022 November 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6450 MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8350 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 - MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8350:
    - The Dimensity 8350 Ultra differs from the Dimensity 8350 by featuring a new Gaming Engine.

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