MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 630. 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 8400

1577

Snapdragon 630

179

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

6057

Snapdragon 630

951

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	7 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon 642

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP7	Adreno 508
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	7	1
Shaders	896	96
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	1900x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 24MP, 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) VP8 VP9

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	6.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS