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MediaTek Dimensity 7450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek Dimensity 7450
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
36CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
68Efficiencyspec-based29.7
4 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 74500 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7450

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 21
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • 21% higher Max clock: 2.6 GHz vs 2.15 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20262016
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2-AArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.6 GHz+21%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUArm Mali-G615 MC2Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUMediaTek NPU (6th gen)Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4XLPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (3GPP R17)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download3.3 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.44.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayWFHD+ @ 120Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 7450Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 6%

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