MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	128
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	3.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 21MP
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	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS