Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 8500
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 (Mali-G720 MP8). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Performs 6x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.6x) AnTuTu 11 score β 2120K vs 829K
- Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
- 42% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 2400 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 318469 | 649177 |
| GPU | 114691 | 633638 |
| Memory | 176550 | 376271 |
| UX | 220184 | 461261 |
| Total score | 829894 | 2120347 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [81 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 157.5 MB/sec | 279.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 69.4 pages/sec | 201 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 111.9 Mpixels/sec | 223.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 56.4 images/sec | 136.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 91.7 Mpixels/sec | 224 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.89 images/sec | 24.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.8 images/sec | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.35 Mpixels/sec | 7.64 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 7 tests | 18 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.39 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.73 images/sec | 10.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.34 Gpixels/sec | 46.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 274.2 FPS | 2219.4 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 6 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 4058 |
| Stability | - | 77% |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15769 | - |
| Video editing score | 6291 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10091 | - |
| Photo editing score | 27293 | - |
| Writing score | 15159 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (r3in_ch) | AnTuTu 12 | 914617 |
| π 2026-09-23 (myis) | AnTuTu 12 | 937645 |
| π 2026-09-19 (AndreyXimikUA) | AnTuTu 11 | 803108 |
| π 2026-09-17 (Mihad hassan) | AnTuTu 12 | 895184 |
| π 2026-07-08 -> Yuhansnurfw | AnTuTu 11 | 871804 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-20 (murtadhawoohoo) | AnTuTu 12 | 2166800 |
| π 2026-10-17 (Talin4) | AnTuTu 12 | 2234175 |
| π 2026-10-16 (Soumik) | AnTuTu 12 | 2348530 |
| π 2026-10-15 (Aryan) | AnTuTu 12 | 2094549 |
| π 2026-10-12 (Nethovix) | AnTuTu 12 | 2287306 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 and Dimensity 8500CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | - |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 4 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 710 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1010 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 517.1 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 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 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6435-AA | MT6899Z_A/TZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site |
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