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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 8450

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
VS
Dimensity 8450
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Dimensity 8450

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 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.

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

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 8s Gen 4
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8450
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2314K vs 2016K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8450
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
vs
Dimensity 8450

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +15%
2314417
Dimensity 8450
2016572
CPU 645495 656057
GPU 809405 641242
Memory 372805 256365
UX 486712 462908
Total score 2314417 2016572
Samples [457 tests] [25 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 293.4 MB/sec 281.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 188.6 pages/sec 197.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 207.8 Mpixels/sec 233.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 152.7 images/sec 138.6 images/sec
HDR 216.4 Mpixels/sec 200.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 23.4 images/sec 24 images/sec
Photo processing 55.2 images/sec 55.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.25 Mpixels/sec 7.2 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 33.5 images/sec 21.1 images/sec
Face detection 16.8 images/sec 11.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.77 Gpixels/sec 0.69 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.2 Gpixels/sec 0.64 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 70.4 Gpixels/sec 36.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2750.3 FPS 1728.6 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 5 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1688 1467
Stability 83% -
Graphics test 13 FPS 11 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 7641 6549
Graphics test 29 FPS 25 FPS
Section 1 34 FPS 27 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 25 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 22 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3705 -
Graphics test 22 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15597 24385
Video editing score 7750 7667
Data manipulation score 13734 11708
Photo editing score 26988 37896
Writing score 17764 22929
Phones tested 8 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Yorik)AnTuTu 112477638
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Luis)AnTuTu 122422061
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Thai)AnTuTu 122603535
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Aasif Juggar)AnTuTu 122498485
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Aasif Juggar)CPU Throttle78%
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MediaTek Dimensity 8450
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 GPU9846
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 GPU9347
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 CPU1034 / 5083
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 -> AndroSidGeekbench 6 GPU12587
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 -> AndroSidGeekbench 6 CPU1612 / 6210
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Dimensity 8450

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720		 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 825 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Adreno 800 5th gen
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 7
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 896
FLOPS 2355.2 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 X75 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2025 May 2025
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8735 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8450 official site

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D8450 User May 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Dimensity 8450 should be compared to Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 4 (if there is one), while Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 should be compared to Dimensity 9400e. it's like this. D9400 = S8 Elite Gen 4 D9400e = S8s Gen 4 D8450 = S7+ Gen 4(not available) D7400 = S7 Gen 4 D6400 = S6 Gen 4
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Firelander August 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Dimensity 8450 has less CPU cache volume.
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RANJAN KUMAR DOLAI August 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sd 8 gen 4 very good processor
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AMDumb May 30, 2025 at 01:30 PM
Nice one Qualcomm!!!!!!!!!!!!
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