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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8400

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 8400
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 8400

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (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. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (3)

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 MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher GPU frequency (~44%)
  • Shows better (up to 37%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1948K vs 1420K
  • Performs 26% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 8400

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 537485 623766
GPU 241551 596540
Memory 254727 331200
UX 387045 396922
Total score 1420808 1948428
Samples [116 tests] [313 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 190.8 MB/sec 248.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 189.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 189.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 111.1 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 166.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 19.8 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 58 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 7.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 45 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 21.3 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.71 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.66 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 37.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 1703.3 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 39 tests 31 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 1346
Stability 98% 86%
Graphics test 6 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 5948
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Section 1 - 25 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 20 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2756 -
Stability 44% -
Graphics test 16 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 14034
Video editing score 7462 6661
Data manipulation score 12439 13175
Photo editing score 32017 23584
Writing score 16257 17637
Phones tested 5 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 -
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 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Gog)AnTuTu 121527301
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (XfakhR)AnTuTu 111467208
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (spoonky)AnTuTu 121520938
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Wortek)AnTuTu 111294979
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 -> OfficalK12Geekbench 6 CPU1429 / 4113
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Xann)AnTuTu 122143962
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (AYS)AnTuTu 122192420
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (tadslj)AnTuTu 111988365
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (JenKenny)AnTuTu 112063774
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN)AnTuTu 122112771
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 8400

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Adreno 700 5th gen
GPU frequency 900 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 7
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 896
FLOPS 1843.2 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 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 LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8475 MT6899, MT6899Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
    - β€œDimensity 8400 Ultra” is the same chip as β€œDimensity 8400” but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.

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Qkotman YT June 1, 2026 at 02:09 PM
dimensity 8400 win please correct class chipset dimensity 8400 true flagship chipset snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 is a sub-flagship in 2026
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Al hakan September 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Motherfucker, 8 plus gen 1 is a pure class. You don't have any idea about snapdragon flagship. You are a pure idiot 🀬
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Hiii September 25, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Everything is sub flagship in front of 8 elite
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