Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8000
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1294K vs 1080K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2750 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 490530 | 377652 |
| GPU | 202615 | 157488 |
| Memory | 221583 | 208961 |
| UX | 380143 | 336832 |
| Total score | 1294871 | 1080933 |
| Samples | [90 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 151.4 MB/sec | 141.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 104.2 pages/sec | 91.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 124.3 Mpixels/sec | 114.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 88.5 images/sec | 79.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 119.9 Mpixels/sec | 93 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 11.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 38.4 images/sec | 32.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.49 Mpixels/sec | 3.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 54 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 9.81 images/sec | 4.75 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.42 images/sec | 3.5 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.37 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.55 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1079.5 FPS | 1124.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 30 tests | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 729 | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 2255 | 1296 |
| Stability | 63% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 7 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
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
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312 | AnTuTu 12 | 1279540 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Wan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1653 / 4280 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Wan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334925 |
| π 2026-09-20 (P1rat) | AnTuTu 12 | 1154394 |
| π 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12) | AnTuTu 12 | 1426511 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-09-09 (Aryu14) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5832 |
| π 2024-09-09 (Aryu14) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1097 / 3309 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
4x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5.3 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 730 | - |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | - |
| GPU frequency | 818 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | - |
| Shading units | 512 | - |
| Total shaders | 1024 | - |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 Gigaflops | 537.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 580 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - 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 X65 | MediaTek UltraSave 2.0 |
| 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 | March 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8450 | MT6895 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
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