Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 8050

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 888
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 1029K
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8050
  • 6% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1135878
1029484
CPU 406119 378209
GPU 233383 135451
Memory 188085 206995
UX 308291 308829
Total score 1135878 1029484
Samples [127 tests] [21 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 156.9 MB/sec 163.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 96.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 128.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 69.7 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 117.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 9.86 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 33.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 4.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 7.18 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 3.68 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.37 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 14.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 764.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 445
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 1300
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 9 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
14549
Web score 12232 11867
Video editing score 7638 6512
Data manipulation score 10494 9539
Photo editing score 29866 41710
Writing score 15219 21233
Phones tested 11 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Asus Zenfone 8
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Saint)AnTuTu 111041022
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-01 (Javohir)AnTuTu 111038280
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (xmalle)AnTuTu 111033346
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-19 (Ivan)AnTuTu 11937684
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 (ParimKnight)AnTuTu 11999486

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 8050

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 3 9
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 288
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 570

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X60 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 May 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 MT6893, MT6893Z_T/CZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8050 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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