Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
December 2021
March 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
MT6895Z/TCZA
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
2850 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali-G610 MP6
GPU frequency
818 MHz
860 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
1.309 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
6
Shading units
768
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
12
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 21
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
TDP
5.3 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3000 MHz (3000 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
Dimensity 8100
- Newer Launch Date: March 2022 (December 2021 vs March 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+46%
1664
Dimensity 8100
1141
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+11%
4030
Dimensity 8100
3640
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+30%
1107494
Dimensity 8100
852364
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+88%
2487
Dimensity 8100
1322
SiliconCat Rating
32
Ranks 32 among all SOC on our website
50
Ranks 50 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 8100
