AnTuTu has once again published its performance rankings for August, and the results offer a clear picture of which devices dominate the benchmark race across different categories. The monthly charts cover three segments – flagship smartphones, midrange devices, and tablets – based on average performance scores collected between August 1 and August 31. While these numbers are synthetic, they still highlight how manufacturers are pushing hardware boundaries and tuning their devices for raw speed.
Leading the flagship category is the RedMagic 10S Pro+, a gaming-oriented smartphone armed with Qualcomm’s overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite “Leading Version.” With an average score of 2,947,567 points, it not only secures the top spot but also reinforces Nubia’s RedMagic brand as the benchmark champion in high-performance gaming phones. 
Fans of the series celebrated the win, noting that ZTE’s sub-brand has consistently optimized its cooling systems to maintain stable performance during prolonged sessions.
Just behind it sits the vivo X200 Ultra, another Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered flagship, which posted 2,899,541 points. Third place went to the iQOO Neo 10 Pro+, also built around Qualcomm’s top-tier chip, managing 2,875,495 points. The rest of the top ten was dominated by both Snapdragon and MediaTek contenders: the vivo X200s using the Dimensity 9400+ came in fourth, followed by the Honor GT Pro, OnePlus 13, iQOO 13, Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Redmi K80 Ultra, and the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro. While impressive, some enthusiasts remain skeptical about certain brands’ scores, pointing to aggressive thermal management or benchmark detection tweaks as possible explanations for their high results.
In the midrange field, Realme’s Neo7 SE stole the spotlight with MediaTek’s Dimensity 8400-Max, recording 1,701,978 points on average. It was followed closely by the iQOO Z10 Turbo (1,666,963 points) and Redmi Turbo 4 (1,665,542 points). Interestingly, debates sparked online about the naming of chip variants like the Dimensity 8400-Max and 8400-Ultra, with users wondering why one consistently outperforms the other despite sharing a base architecture.
The tablet chart also saw a fierce battle. The RedMagic Tablet 3 Pro (marketed in some regions as Red Magic Astra) achieved 2,909,018 points, narrowly edging out the OnePlus Pad 2 Pro (2,827,679 points) and the Oppo Pad 4 Pro (2,824,037 points). This shows that the competition isn’t just among phones – tablets are increasingly becoming serious contenders for gaming and productivity performance.
Overall, August’s leaderboard reinforces two trends: Snapdragon 8 Elite remains the dominant force in flagships, and MediaTek continues to aggressively challenge in the mid-tier. Still, benchmark results aren’t the full story. As many users point out, sustained performance under real-world conditions – particularly heat management – matters just as much as hitting record-breaking scores on paper.
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why D8400M better than D8400U tho? makes no sense