MediaTek Dimensity 6300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
259958
CPU13055486352
GPU7006241466
Memory10033262160
UX12119369980
NanoReview Score422141259958
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
792
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
782
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
323
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2012
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
821
File Compression99.6 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser48.9 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering71.6 MP/secn/a
Background Blur5.99 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing17.7 frames/sn/a
Image Detection38.1 frames/sn/a
HDR62.6 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing2.86 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
- 2x 1.593 GHz – Kryo
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2400 2150
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 11 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 530
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1072 MHz 510 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 64 256
FLOPS 137.2 GFLOPS 261.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 680

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x28 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X12
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 12
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced April, 2024 yr November, 2015 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6835T MSM8996

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 6300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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