MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
235828
CPU29959389694
GPU52476834389
Memory32798753247
UX25436158498
NanoReview Score1406709235828
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
219
Stability89 %98 %
Graphics Test58 fps1 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
335
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
1166
File Compression178.7 MB/s74.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s39.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec49.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s1.7 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s9.53 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s14.3 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec44.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec2.22 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 29 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 28 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 53 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 57 FPS (Medium)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 30 FPS (High)
Device n/a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3350 2000
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 11 nm
Transistor count n/a 1.75 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 610
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 6 1
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 768 128
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon 686

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 X12
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr April, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6897 SM6125

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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