MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU299593602481
GPU5247681165880
Memory327987534209
UX254361442171
NanoReview Score14067092744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test58 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression178.7 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3350 4320
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 24 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 830
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 6 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 768 1536
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
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 5333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 85.4 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
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 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
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 Snapdragon X80
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 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6897 SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

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