MediaTek Dimensity 6300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6300, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
422141
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1633597
CPU130554350248
GPU70062607362
Memory100332363103
UX121193312884
NanoReview Score4221411633597
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
782
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2012
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
File Compression99.6 MB/s262.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser48.9 pages/s190.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering71.6 MP/sec213.4 MP/sec
Background Blur5.99 frames/s20.7 frames/s
Photo Processing17.7 frames/s53.3 frames/s
Image Detection38.1 frames/s113.5 frames/s
HDR62.6 MP/sec168.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.86 MP/sec6.99 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 3250
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 1072 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 2 7
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 64 896
FLOPS 137.2 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
DirectX 12 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2024 yr December, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6835T MT6899, MT6899Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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