MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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 8300
1406709
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
CPU299593388482
GPU524768610993
Memory327987375299
UX254361300733
NanoReview Score14067091675507
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
n/a
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test58 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
File Compression178.7 MB/s281.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s197.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec233.6 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s24 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s138.6 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec200.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec7.2 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 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 3350 3250
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 6 7
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 768 896
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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

Modem MediaTek T800 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6897 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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