MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480. 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 8400

Snapdragon 480

323853

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

1577

Snapdragon 480

504

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

6057

Snapdragon 480

1643

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	8 nm
TDP	7 Watt	3 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP7	Adreno 619
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	7	2
Shaders	896	128
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.66 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS