MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
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 9300
2070127
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
1299948
CPU509275351855
GPU845720487080
Memory354899213520
UX360293247493
NanoReview Score20701271299948
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
11079
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
7655
Stabilityn/a46 %
Graphics Test66 fps45 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2239
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
1767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
7538
Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Plus Gen 1
4591
File Compression299.9 MB/s195.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser218.6 pages/s118.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering258.4 MP/sec175.1 MP/sec
Background Blur27.4 frames/s16.5 frames/s
Photo Processing60.9 frames/s34 frames/s
Image Detection162.1 frames/s117.5 frames/s
HDR219.5 MP/sec146.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing8.03 MP/sec5.31 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 47 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 114 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
- 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 7 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 1536 1024
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 790 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5T LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 51.2 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
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 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 T830 Snapdragon X65
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7900 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 4200 MB/s Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
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 May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6989 SM8475

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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