Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 40
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-A783x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 850 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 64 384
FLOPS 979.2 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release May 2023 April 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6893, MT6893Z_T/CZA SM8150-AC
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 1 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050

5G
Vivo S17t
Vivo

Vivo S17t

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4600 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh