Mediatek Dimensity 8400 vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- More advanced 4nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 69% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 224% higher AnTuTu score (1.62M vs 500K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 93% faster single-core and 177% faster multi-core performance
- Released 8 months later - (December 2024 vs April 2024)
- 100% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- 35% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 4× higher memory bandwidth (68.2 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
66
|
33
|
| GPU Score |
76
|
16
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
49
|
| Total Score |
77
|
32
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +224%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 390,962 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 599,470 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 317,410 | 95,882 |
| UX | 310,604 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 1,618,446 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +93%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +177%
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 1,534 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 5,707 | 2,060 |
Specification
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | December 2024 | April 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6899 | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 108 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes (SA & NSA) | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 5 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |