Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 7200

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7200 (Mali-G610 MP4). 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 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 7200
  • Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 971K
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2800 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7200
  • Higher GPU frequency (~38%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1294871
CPU 490530 362430
GPU 202615 148984
Memory 221583 169068
UX 380143 290942
Total score 1294871 971424
Samples [90 tests] [37 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 127.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 73.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 86.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 42.2 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 76.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 8.69 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 21.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 3.36 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 5.06 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 2.89 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.25 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 10.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 909.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 447
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 1158
Stability 63% 99%
Graphics test 13 FPS 6 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing score 7311 -
Data manipulation score 10976 -
Photo editing score 27827 -
Writing score 15631 -
Phones tested 16 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (mirtasd)AnTuTu 11941860
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121390628
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Saintrj1)AnTuTu 121379215
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Natttss.)AnTuTu 121417129
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
MediaTek Dimensity 7200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Kaiser)AnTuTu 121001163
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425)AnTuTu 121045921
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Tushar Ranjan Sharma)AnTuTu 11980070
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (PratikπŸ‘€πŸ’—)AnTuTu 11964788
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Mushraf)AnTuTu 111003769

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 7200

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G610 MP4
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1130 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 512 64
Total shaders 1024 256
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 578.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 650

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 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 LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 February 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6886
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7200 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 7400

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Legend March 2, 2024 at 01:31 PM
The Dimensity 7200 is the best processor one could possess.
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Aung Thura Kyaw November 27, 2023 at 02:56 PM
Nice compare keep it up
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