Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Vs Dimensity 6100 Plus
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 6100 Plus SoCs by Qualcomm and Mediatek 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.
The following details of MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus are based in part on hearings and leaks. As we acquire more precise information, we will update this page.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 45.45% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 6100 Plus (3200 vs 2200 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 3.16% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 6100 Plus (980 vs 950 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 6100 Plus (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 6100 Plus (4 vs 6 nm).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 253.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 6100 Plus (1,277 K vs 361 K).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 6100 Plus.
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 270867 | 112256 |
GPU | 567801 | 98184 |
Memory | 239879 | 66187 |
UX | 198202 | 84704 |
Total score | 1276749 | 361331 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 251.3 Mpixels/s | - |
Face detection | 46.2 images/s | - |
Speech recognition | 122.9 words/s | - |
Machine learning | 114.1 images/s | - |
Camera shooting | 51.7 images/s | - |
HTML 5 | 5.81 Mnodes/s | - |
SQLite | 1510 Mnodes/s | - |
3DMark
100%
SD 8 Gen 20%
Dimensity 6100+Score: 12967
Stability | - | - |
Graphics test | 81 FPS | - |
Score | 12967 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 6100 PlusDisplay
Max On-Device Display | 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz | Full HD+ @ 120 Hz |
Max On-Display Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Max External Display | 4K @ 60 Hz | - |
HDR | HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10 | - |
Color Depth | Up to 10-bit | - |
Color Gamut | Rec. 2020 | - |
CPU
85%
SD 8 Gen 258%
Dimensity 6100+
Processor Speed (Frequency)
Architecture |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Base Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Turbo Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
Process | 4 nm | 6 nm |
Transistor count | - | - |
TDP | 10 W | - |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 980 MHz | 950 MHz |
Execution units | - | 2 |
Shading units | - | 32 |
FLOPS | - | 243 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Bus | 4 x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | - | 17.07 Gbit/s |
Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1 x 200 MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Modem | Snapdragon X70 | 3GPP Release-16 standard 5G modem |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 3300 Mbps |
Peak Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
Announced Date | November 2022 | July 2023 |
Class | Flagship | Mid range |
Model number | SM8550-AB | - |
Official page | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | Dimensity 6100 Plus official site |