MediaTek Dimensity 7030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
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The Mediatek Dimensity 7030 is a mid-range ARM SoC (system-on-a-chip) that can be used in both smartphones and tablets (mainly Android). The SoC was introduced in September 2023.
It includes a 5G modem and supports the latest mobile phone standards in dual-SIM mode with both cards, so that surfing and phoning is possible via two different cards at the same time. The SoC integrates two ARM Cortex A78 cores with up to 2.5 GHz for demanding tasks and six low-power ARM Cortex A55 cores with clock speeds of up to 2 GHz.
The chip has an integrated sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G modem including dual-SIM support that can reach a maximum download speed of up to 4.6 Gbps. Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) is supported as well as Bluetooth 5.2.
The memory controller can cope with LPDDR4x or LPDDR5 working memory as well as UFS 3.1 mass storage. As an integrated graphics card, the SoC uses the Mali-G610 MP3, which supports displays with 144 Hz as well as HDR10+ Adaptive, HLG and Dolby Vision at a maximum resolution of 2,520 x 1,080 pixels.
Compared to the Dimensity 920, the CPU unit has the same clock speeds but a more modern instruction set, ARMv8.2-A. A new graphics unit is used and WiFi 6E is supported, as well as displays with up to 144 Hz.
The SoC is manufactured in a 6nm process.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2022 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC (N4P). It integrates four different CPU clusters. A fast and big prime core based on the ARM Cortex-X3 architecture and clocked at up to 3.2 GHz for 64 bit applications. Two more ARM Cortex-A715 based performance cores clocked at up to 2.8 GHz (also only for 64 bit apps). Two more Cortex-A710 performance cores at up to 2.8 GHz that can also be used for older apps and three efficiency cores (ARM Cortex-A510 with up to 2 GHz). All cores can use the shared 8 MB level 3 cache.
Thanks to the new architecture and high clock rates, the SD 8 Gen 2 is the fastest mobile CPU for Android based devices and is only topped by current Apple SoCs like the Apple A16 (see benchmarks below).
The chip also integrates a Hexagon accelerator for AI workloads (tensor, scalar and vector). Qualcomm states that its one of the first chips with INT4 support and up to 4.35x performance compared to the previous generation.
The 18-Bit-Spectra ISP is able to process photos with up to 200 MP and work with videos up to 8k30 (including 10-bit, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision).
A big improvement of the Snapdragon 8 G2 is the integrated Adreno 740 GPU, that now supports Hardware Raytracing and tops even the iGPU in the Apple A16.
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X70 5G modem is also new as is the FastConnect 7800 modem with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 support.
| Model | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | ||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A78 / A55 | Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) | ||||||||
| Clock | 2000 - 2500 MHz | 2000 - 3200 MHz | ||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 2 x 2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 6 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-X3 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 3 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | ||||||||
| Technology | 6 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||
| Features | 2x ARM Cortex-A78 (2.5 GHz), 6x ARM Cortex-A55 (2 GHz), ARM Mali-G610 MC3, 5G Sub-6 GHz, LTE | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4200 MHz Memory Controller | ||||||||
| iGPU | ARM Mali-G610 MP3 | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | ||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM v9 | ||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.mediatek.com | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | |||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 8 Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) |
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| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 7030 → 100% n=16
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 → 184% n=16
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
