Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 7050
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (Mali-G68 MC4). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Performs 3.7x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 94%) AnTuTu 9 score – 957K vs 493K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7050
- Announced 1-year and 5-months later
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 220258 | - |
| GPU | 414217 | - |
| Memory | 165835 | - |
| UX | 165209 | - |
| Total score | 957326 | 493454 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 192.4 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 36 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 81.2 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 83.7 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 38.7 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 4.24 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 1140 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 60% | - |
| Graphics test | 52 FPS | - |
| Score | 8800 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Poco F4 GT 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 7050CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 5.3 W | 4 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 730 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 2 |
| GPU frequency | 818 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 768 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 2513 Gigaflops | 686 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 2770 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2021 | May 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8450 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 official site |
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