MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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 860
643690
CPU299593189310
GPU524768155621
Memory327987121534
UX254361177225
NanoReview Score1406709643690
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9818
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
3456
Stability89 %97 %
Graphics Test58 fps20 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1398
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4293
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2560
File Compression178.7 MB/s115.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser134.1 pages/s67.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering146.9 MP/sec89.4 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s7.65 frames/s
Photo Processing36 frames/s26.4 frames/s
Image Detection96.5 frames/s53.8 frames/s
HDR133.3 MP/sec79.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.05 MP/sec3.58 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 54 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3350 2960
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.7 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 640
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 675 MHz
Execution Units 6 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 768 768
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 1036.8 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 690

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 20
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 5000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1240 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr April, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6897 SM8150-AC

Results

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

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