MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU299593367514
GPU524768596874
Memory327987300073
UX254361297159
NanoReview Score14067091561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test58 fps77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression178.7 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3350 3200
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 6 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 768 1536
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 67.2 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 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6897 SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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