Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Dimensity 8100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8100 (Mali-G610 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 888 Plus
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2995 vs 2850 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1208K vs 1092K
  • 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
1208784
1092605
CPU 427402 408979
GPU 237850 172618
Memory 183144 201895
UX 360388 309113
Total score 1208784 1092605
Samples [5 tests] [52 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 168.9 MB/sec 181.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 108.6 pages/sec 108.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 136.9 Mpixels/sec 134.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 89.6 images/sec 88.6 images/sec
HDR 124 Mpixels/sec 131.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.4 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 34.3 images/sec 32.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.61 Mpixels/sec 4.87 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 19 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 11.3 images/sec 4.92 images/sec
Face detection 5.76 images/sec 2.66 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.34 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.46 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.38 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 6.49 Gpixels/sec 9.79 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 552.5 FPS 849.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 2 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 564
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1252 1540
Stability 97% 91%
Graphics test 7 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10869 11581
Video editing score 7477 7037
Data manipulation score 10013 8309
Photo editing score 27933 19759
Writing score 14232 16904
Phones tested - 6 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[High]
Shadowgun Legends - 74 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 98 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - OnePlus Ace
1080 x 2412
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 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-22 (kukuhatop2281337)AnTuTu1208784
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (Lucas)AnTuTu1200817
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (WrongButton)AnTuTu1156304
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-18 (edge30fusionhype)AnTuTu1235608
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-04 (Marcel Pipek)GeekBench GPU5117
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Gelu)AnTuTu1054060
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Zuma)AnTuTu1171695
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia)AnTuTu1125997
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (bbgsqq)AnTuTu1213935
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 -> Tem4kAnTuTu1120838

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 Plus and Dimensity 8100

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2995 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 860 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 384
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 660.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 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 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
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
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X60 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced June 2021 March 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350-AC MT6895Z/TCZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus official site MediaTek Dimensity 8100 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8100:
    - There are "Max" and "Ultra" versions which are basically all the same. The Dimensity 8100 Ultra features optimized software, while the Dimensity 8100 Max boosts the clock from 2.85 GHz to 2.9 GHz.

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Mario March 1, 2023 at 06:12 PM
So wich one is a better option for 2023?
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Zackshura April 2, 2023 at 05:40 AM
Dimensity and snapdragon 888+ are equal, both are good for gaming, dimensity wins at multi-score meanwhile snapdragon wins at the single core.
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Someone August 12, 2023 at 09:23 AM
Zackshura, Dimensity wins for being fabricated by TSMC (PERIOD).
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SaSa September 8, 2024 at 08:09 PM
8100 is more complete and is better in terms of gpu, cpu and memory, and they even have a better price. Mobile phones with this processor have extremely low temperatures and excellent stability, especially on Xiaomi 12T.
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