MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. 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 8500

Snapdragon 685

276375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

1712

Snapdragon 685

373

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Snapdragon 685

1597

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 265 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 265 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	6 nm
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Adreno 610
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	8	2
Shaders	1024	128
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	3.0
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 108MP, 2x 16MP
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	0.39 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS