Mediatek Dimensity 7300 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8450
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G615 MP2 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- Geekbench 6 shows 53% faster single-core and 115% faster multi-core performance
- 198% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 721K)
- 30% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 335% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 11 months later - (May 2025 vs June 2024)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
40
|
68
|
| GPU Score |
27
|
76
|
| Memory Score |
65
|
90
|
| Total Score |
44
|
78
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +198%
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
| CPU | 214,615 | 682,926 |
| GPU | 148,030 | 654,568 |
| MEM | 192,046 | 281,299 |
| UX | 166,370 | 528,461 |
| TOTAL | 721,121 | 2,147,254 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +53%
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +115%
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
| Single-Core | 1,064 | 1,630 |
| Multi-Core | 2,961 | 6,375 |
Specification
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 |
| Launch Date | June 2024 | May 2025 |
| Class | Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6878 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 2500 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 4W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU Frequency | 1047 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 655 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 0.536 TFLOPS | 2.329 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 200MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2520 x 1080 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 5G | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 3.27 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 1.5 Gbps | Up to 2.30 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 6 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |