Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8350

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (Mali-G615 MP6). 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
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8350
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8350
  • Higher GPU frequency (~71%)
  • Performs 28% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1724K vs 1294K
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 3000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1724757
CPU 490530 514672
GPU 202615 480538
Memory 221583 275946
UX 380143 453601
Total score 1294871 1724757
Samples [90 tests] [198 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 186.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 139.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 134.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 88.8 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 116.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 12.9 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 36.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 15.8 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 7.75 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.54 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 1712.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 16 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 1205
Graphics test 5 FPS 9 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 4852
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 -
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 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]
-
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“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Madara)AnTuTu 111772072
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Hosh)AnTuTu 121987817
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (caster)AnTuTu 121929222
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Amooarman)AnTuTu 121904000
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Hosh)AnTuTu 111909681

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8350

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 768
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 2150.4 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 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
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 T800
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 November 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8350 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8350:
    - The Dimensity 8350 Ultra differs from the Dimensity 8350 by featuring a new Gaming Engine.

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Arco April 6, 2026 at 05:32 PM
Is there actually anyone willing to trade rog 6 for Any brand with Dimensity 8350?
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Khh May 31, 2026 at 04:55 AM
Rog 6 use 8+ gen1 and reno13 pro is good
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