Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Architecture 4x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2850 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 8 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory Not available 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPU Mali-G610 MC6 Adreno 730
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
GPU clock 912 MHz 818 MHz
Execution units 6 3
Shaders Not available 768
FLOPS Not available 2236 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Release March 2022 December 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6895Z/TCZA SM8450
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 3 19
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Honor Pad V8 Pro WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad V8 Pro WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh