Overview - Dimensity 8200 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 8200 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 8200 35
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 8200 31
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 8200 86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 8200 51
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 8200 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 210639 374214
GPU 339646 516258
Memory 139322 344248
UX 160894 259884
Total score 850501 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 8200

  • Dimensity 8200 has 3.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (3100 vs 3000 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8200 has 52.38% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (6400 vs 4200 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 75.73% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8200 (1,495 K vs 851 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 25.00% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 8200 (64 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 8200 1054
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 8200 4010
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 120Hz WQHD+ / 180Hz Full HD+ display support QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+ Adaptive support HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

3100 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex A78
    3x 3 GHz – Cortex A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex A55
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set - ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G610 MC6 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency - 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 6 2
  • Shading units - 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.2 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size - 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580(Multi-Core) Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6E 7
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 8200

CPU
35%
GPU
31%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 8200 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 8200 with a 3.33% higher clock speed (3100 MHz vs 3000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 8200 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 8200 with a 52.38% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 4200 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 8200 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 75.73% better score (1494604 vs 850501).