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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 9200

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 9200
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 9200

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9200 (Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

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 MediaTek Dimensity 9200
  • Performs 65% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1755K vs 1294K
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 9200

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
Dimensity 9200 +36%
1755232
CPU 490530 549345
GPU 202615 500902
Memory 221583 271291
UX 380143 433694
Total score 1294871 1755232
Samples [90 tests] [4 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

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 204.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 147 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 170.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 127.6 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 153.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 16.9 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 44.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 5.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 15.8 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 7.83 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.57 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.58 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 20.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 2042.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 1351
Graphics test 5 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 5571
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 22 FPS
Section 3 - 19 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 3565
Stability 63% 80%
Graphics test 13 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 15272
Video editing score 7311 5353
Data manipulation score 10976 13696
Photo editing score 27827 15932
Writing score 15631 18803
Phones tested 16 models Less than 3

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		 -
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“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Cisfan)AnTuTu 121342308
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
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MediaTek Dimensity 9200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Shigetora)AnTuTu 111811839
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Geoff Jan)AnTuTu 111405303
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-06 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα»…n)AnTuTu 111755232
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-19 (ColorOS 15)Geekbench 6 GPU9624
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-19 (ColorOS 15)Geekbench 6 CPU1732 / 4274
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9200

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X3
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 17 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 7 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4th gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 981 MHz
Pipelines 2 11
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 1408
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 2762.5 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 690

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 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 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 7900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 MT6985
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9200 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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