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

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 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 – 1294K vs 1080K
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2750 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1294871
1080933
CPU 490530 377652
GPU 202615 157488
Memory 221583 208961
UX 380143 336832
Total score 1294871 1080933
Samples [90 tests] Less than 3

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 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

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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

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]
-
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu 111334925
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (P1rat)AnTuTu 121154394
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12)AnTuTu 121426511
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-09 (Aryu14)Geekbench 6 GPU5832
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-09 (Aryu14)Geekbench 6 CPU1097 / 3309

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8000

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – 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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