MediaTek Dimensity 8350 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8350 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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 8350
1293
Snapdragon 425
129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 8350
4351
Snapdragon 425
486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million
TDP 6 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 780 Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 667 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 308
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency 1400 MHz 598 MHz
Execution units 6 1
Shaders 768 24
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2960x1440 1280x800
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps FullHD+@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 5.17 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.4 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2024 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6897 MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA MSM8917
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end