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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 8500

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
VS
Dimensity 8500
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Dimensity 8500

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 (Mali-G720 MP8). 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 (15)

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 8500
  • Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2314K vs 2120K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8500
  • Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
  • Performs 31% better in floating-point computations
  • 6% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 3210 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
vs
Dimensity 8500

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +9%
2314417
Dimensity 8500
2120347
CPU 645495 649177
GPU 809405 633638
Memory 372805 376271
UX 486712 461261
Total score 2314417 2120347
Samples [457 tests] [81 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 279.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 188.6 pages/sec 201 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 207.8 Mpixels/sec 223.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 152.7 images/sec 136.2 images/sec
HDR 216.4 Mpixels/sec 224 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 23.4 images/sec 24.3 images/sec
Photo processing 55.2 images/sec 70.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.25 Mpixels/sec 7.64 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 18 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 33.5 images/sec 20.3 images/sec
Face detection 16.8 images/sec 10.3 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.77 Gpixels/sec 0.62 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.2 Gpixels/sec 0.8 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 70.4 Gpixels/sec 46.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2750.3 FPS 2219.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1688 -
Stability 83% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 7641 -
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 34 FPS -
Section 2 29 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3705 4058
Stability - 77%
Graphics test 22 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

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

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (ASHOK)AnTuTu 122346502
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (F)AnTuTu 122608514
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Yorik)AnTuTu 112477638
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Luis)AnTuTu 122422061
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Thai)AnTuTu 122603535
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (ismoiljon)AnTuTu 121960195
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Litegrey)AnTuTu 122216950
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Bipper)AnTuTu 122325053
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Zarko)AnTuTu 122369277
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NexxG96AnTuTu 122231936
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Dimensity 8500

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 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 3400 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) - 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 825 Mali-G720 MP8
Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 5th gen
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1508 MHz
Pipelines 2 8
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 1024
FLOPS 2355.2 Gigaflops 3088.4 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 4800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 76.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
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 January 2026
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8735 MT6899Z_A/TZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site

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Comments

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Master April 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I just wanna suggest you something team @nanoreview, #point 1 Remove dimensity turbo,max,ultra etc etc mind game chipsets from your list.It confuses new users. Because same configuration doesn’t make any changes.If there is a lil bit changes between a dimensity random chipset and it’s ultra,max,turbo etc etc version then include it,otherwise not. Suppose,I buy a phone with dimensity 8400 chipset and you buy another same model with same chipset.Then do our scores match?nah,never. Dimensity taking this chance and launching again again same chipsets with new name,that looks so boring. If configuration is same then use / sign in your list,like- Dimensity 8400/8400 ultra/8400 turbo........ This type. #point 2 I have seen that in cpu configuration you guys highlighted the better clockspeed in green color.That's a good idea. In this way,mark the cpu core too. Like--- Comparing two chipsets in which one has cortex X4 as prime core,another has cortex A725 as prime core,then highlight the X4 in greem so that people will get it easy to understand which core is better. Thank you, @the real master.
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jjj April 1, 2026 at 06:19 AM
now that more data is coming out, 8s gen 4 > 8500 > 8s gen 3 tests on bilibili show that 8500 gpu is wayyyy behind 8s gen 4 gpu, not even close. https://bilibili.com/video/BV18HXDBREqb?p=1
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TriplerYT March 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
While the Dimensity 8500 is excellent for battery life and sustained performance thanks to the A725's efficiency, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 still remains the "heavier hitter" in raw power πŸ”₯
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Sonic March 24, 2026 at 02:49 PM
Only because of that prime X4 cortex
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Vipin March 20, 2026 at 06:55 PM
8500 ultra is better in multimedia
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Anon April 26, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Can you explain why
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Vipin verma June 28, 2026 at 06:12 AM
Anon, See your self video quality in you tube s25 ultra behind
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Homebruno March 11, 2026 at 04:25 PM
how come 700k+ antutu score in Dimensity 8500 when single core of 8s gen4 is 25% Faster and Dimensity 8500 is just 2% faster in multi core ?
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Sonic March 14, 2026 at 02:10 PM
Only prime core is faster in 8s gen 4 because of X4, but 8x A725 is much more powerful and efficient than other A720 and A520 in 8s gen 4.
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Random user February 21, 2026 at 03:46 PM
Both almost identical,, but the breaker is Wifi 6 vs wifi 7 Bluetooth 6 vs 5.4 . but this can be ignored btw no all people have a nasa speed conection, or need bluetooth 6. for now waiting Poco X8 Pro to see how big is the difference both
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Teyr February 20, 2026 at 04:57 AM
Still wifi 6? Wifi 7 should be the standard for this amount of performance.
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RandomAccessMemory February 16, 2026 at 03:01 AM
Choose Snapdragon 8s gen 4 for CPU Choose Dimensity 8500 for 8 core GPU
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Snapdragon 8 elite gen 5 February 18, 2026 at 04:28 PM
Adreno 825>Mali-G720 MP8
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TriplerYT March 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The Adreno 825 in the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is roughly 50% more powerful in graphics benchmarks than the Mali-G720 in the Dimensity 8500, making it much better for high-end gaming.. βœ…
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Hani January 13, 2026 at 07:51 PM
It is so new. Waiting for teste and results
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