MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 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 8500
1712
Snapdragon 630
179

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 8500
6701
Snapdragon 630
951

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.2 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 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 4800 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 508
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 8 1
Shaders 1024 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 5.4 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2026 Quarter 1 2017 Quarter 2
Partnumber SDM630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end