Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 8450
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (with Adreno 810 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8450 (Mali-G720 MP7). 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 8450
- Performs 5.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 94%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2016K vs 1041K
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- 20% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 2700 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 416505 | 656057 |
| GPU | 187783 | 641242 |
| Memory | 160701 | 256365 |
| UX | 276909 | 462908 |
| Total score | 1041898 | 2016572 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | [25 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 164 MB/sec | 281.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 87.3 pages/sec | 197.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 115.8 Mpixels/sec | 233.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 62.8 images/sec | 138.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 97.4 Mpixels/sec | 200.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 24 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.3 images/sec | 55.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.46 Mpixels/sec | 7.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 15 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 21.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.32 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | 0.69 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.64 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 18.7 Gpixels/sec | 36.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 687.8 FPS | 1728.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 13 tests | 5 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 1467 |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 6549 |
| Graphics test | - | 25 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 27 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 25 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 22 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14468 | 24385 |
| Video editing score | 7782 | 7667 |
| Data manipulation score | 11271 | 11708 |
| Photo editing score | 22069 | 37896 |
| Writing score | 17239 | 22929 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 12 | 1049826 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Solaris.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1049149 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Techdude98) | AnTuTu 12 | 1026089 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 967362 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 941538 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-27 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 7 GPU | 9846 |
| π 2026-09-27 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 7 GPU | 9347 |
| π 2026-09-27 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1034 / 5083 |
| π 2026-08-19 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12587 |
| π 2026-08-19 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1612 / 6210 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and Dimensity 8450CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.7 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2700 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 810 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 895 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 458.2 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2900 x 1300 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| 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 5G | - |
| 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7635-AC | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 official site |
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