Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 8450
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8450 (Mali-G720 MP7). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8450
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 3000 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2016K vs 1797K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 556525 | 656057 |
| GPU | 503679 | 641242 |
| Memory | 307418 | 256365 |
| UX | 430199 | 462908 |
| Total score | 1797821 | 2016572 |
| Samples | [287 tests] | [25 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 219.8 MB/sec | 281.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156.3 pages/sec | 197.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 167.8 Mpixels/sec | 233.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 113.3 images/sec | 138.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 142.1 Mpixels/sec | 200.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.9 images/sec | 24 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.2 images/sec | 55.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.15 Mpixels/sec | 7.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 64 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | 21.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.39 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.47 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.55 Gpixels/sec | 0.69 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 0.64 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 26.2 Gpixels/sec | 36.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1701.5 FPS | 1728.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 40 tests | 5 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1033 | 1467 |
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 11 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 4992 | 6549 |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 22 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3116 | - |
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14506 | 24385 |
| Video editing score | 7662 | 7667 |
| Data manipulation score | 15136 | 11708 |
| Photo editing score | 27100 | 37896 |
| Writing score | 19378 | 22929 |
| Phones tested | 14 models | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1952 / 5317 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | AnTuTu 11 | 1950942 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1960 / 5182 |
| π 2026-09-17 (Jikorei Miruko) | AnTuTu 12 | 1988803 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-19 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12587 |
| π 2026-08-19 -> AndroSid | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1612 / 6210 |
| π 2026-08-14 -> AndroSid | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| π 2026-08-14 -> AndroSid | AnTuTu 11 | 2016976 |
| π 2026-07-10 (Sinif2011) | AnTuTu 11 | 2057699 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Dimensity 8450CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7.5 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 735 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 7 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 X70 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8635 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | - |
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