Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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.
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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The Mediatek Dimensity 8100 is a upper mid-range smartphone SoC. The CPU integrates four fast ARM Cortex-A78 cores with up to 2.85 GHz and four efficient Cortex-A55 cores with up to 2 GHz. The integrated 5G modem supports all modern standards including 5G SA and a maximum download speed of 4.7 Gbps.
The integrated ARM Mali-G610 MC6 GPU integrates 6 cores and supports displays with up to 2,960 x 1,440 pixels (WQHD+).
The chip is produced at TSMC in 5nm.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | ||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) | Cortex-A78 / A55 | ||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | |||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 8 Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) |
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| Clock | 2000 - 3200 MHz | 2000 - 2850 MHz | ||||||||
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | |||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 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 | 8 / 8 | ||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 6 nm | ||||||||
| Features | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4200 MHz Memory Controller | 4x ARM Cortex-A77 (2.85 GHz), 4x ARM Cortex-A55 (2 GHz), ARM Mali-G610 MC6, APU 580, 5G Modem, MiraVision 780, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, UFS 3.1, LPDDR5 | ||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | ARM Mali-G610 MP6 | ||||||||
| Architecture | ARM v9 | ARM | ||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 → 100% n=21
Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 8100 → 67% n=21
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
