MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8050 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8050

1094

Snapdragon 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8050

3349

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	6 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 570	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G77 MP9	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	886 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	9	1
Shaders	288	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.7 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS