Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 1200
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Performs 4.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 97% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 83%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1757K vs 960K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 553922 | 384772 |
| GPU | 434880 | 144433 |
| Memory | 311861 | 177452 |
| UX | 456381 | 254067 |
| Total score | 1757044 | 960724 |
| Samples | [238 tests] | [12 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 218.9 MB/sec | 168.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 145.2 pages/sec | 95.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 168.3 Mpixels/sec | 131.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 133 images/sec | 71.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 167.2 Mpixels/sec | 117.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18.8 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.5 images/sec | 32.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.78 Mpixels/sec | 4.54 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 132 tests | 8 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 6.87 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.1 images/sec | 3.39 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.56 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 32.6 Gpixels/sec | 14.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2177.4 FPS | 838.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 66 tests | 6 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1092 | 442 |
| Stability | 67% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 3 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5312 | - |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3667 | 1311 |
| Stability | 45% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 7 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13957 | 9284 |
| Video editing score | 7265 | 6385 |
| Data manipulation score | 14272 | 10275 |
| Photo editing score | 32179 | 25491 |
| Writing score | 17828 | 14338 |
| Phones tested | 9 models | 2 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
68 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
71 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
88 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
Oppo Realme GT Neo 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (SHtorm) | AnTuTu 11 | 1755989 |
| π 2026-10-13 (Ct) | AnTuTu 12 | 1868238 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Bahtjon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1898958 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Lello75) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| π 2026-10-07 (Azure) | AnTuTu 12 | 1945847 |
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4546 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1112 / 3313 |
| π 2026-05-22 -> Kot_Luis | AnTuTu 11 | 960724 |
| π 2026-05-04 (ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠ³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ) | AnTuTu 11 | 773735 |
| π 2026-04-26 (Bavarik) | AnTuTu 11 | 961761 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 1200CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 3 GHz β Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8.5 W | 4.3 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 9 |
| Shading units | 512 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 288 |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | 510.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 4.5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | Helio M70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | MT6893 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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