MediaTek Dimensity 8350 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8350 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 8350
Snapdragon 820
241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 8350
1293
Snapdragon 820
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 8350
4351
Snapdragon 820
798

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
TDP 6 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 780 Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1400 MHz 620 MHz
Execution units 6 2
Shaders 768 256
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2960x1440 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
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 5.17 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 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 2015 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6897 MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA MSM8996
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship