MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Flagship

Upper Mid-range

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 leads the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 by 14% on AnTuTu v11 (22.96 Lakhs vs 20.17 Lakhs) and is 36% faster in Geekbench single-core and 12% in multi-core. Where the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 does better: newer Arm instruction set (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A).

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 leads

33% larger L3 cache

8 MB vs 6 MB
71% more GPU compute power

3993.6 GFLOPS vs 2329 GFLOPS
13% faster RAM

4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz
14% higher AnTuTu v11 score

22.96 Lakhs vs 20.17 Lakhs
12% faster in Geekbench multi-core

6,953 vs 6,217
36% faster in Geekbench single-core

2,170 vs 1,598

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 leads

Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+14% faster

Dimensity 9300 22,95,875

Dimensity 8450 20,16,572

Geekbench Single-Core

+36% faster

Dimensity 9300 2,170

Dimensity 8450 1,598

Geekbench Multi-Core

+12% faster

Dimensity 9300 6,953

Dimensity 8450 6,217

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Dimensity 9300 Dimensity 8450

Overview

Launch Date: November 2023; MT6899
Chipset Class: Flagship; Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer: MediaTek; MediaTek
Model Number: MT6989; -

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4
4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720; 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
Max Frequency: 3250 MHz; 3250 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9-A; ARMv9.2-A
Process Node: 4 nm; 4 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; TSMC
L2 Cache: 1 MB; 1 MB
L3 Cache: 8 MB; 6 MB
TDP: 7 Watts; 7 W

GPU

GPU Name: Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU; Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Frequency: 850 MHz; 1300 MHz
Shading Units: 768; 128
FLOPS: 3993.6 GFLOPS; 2329 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; Yes
NPU: MediaTek APU 790; MediaTek NPU 880
API Support: Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0; Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: 4800 MHz; 4266 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s; 68.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 24 GB; 24 GB
Storage Type: UFS 4.0; UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320 MP; 320MP
Video Capture: 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 60FPS
Max Display Resolution: 4K; WQHD+
Video Playback: 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, HEVC, AV1, 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

Connectivity

Modem: MediaTek T830 5G; -
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 7.9 Gbps; 5.17 Gbps
Upload Speed: 4.2 Gbps; 2.30 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 6E
Bluetooth: 5.4; 6
Navigation: NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS; NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS