MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	8	3
Shaders	1024	768
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@120fps
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	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS