MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 runs the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 662. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8 advantages
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185% higher AnTuTu score
22.96 Lakhs vs 8.05 Lakhs
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141% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,953 vs 2,889
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102% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,170 vs 1,074
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850 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 2400 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3993.6 GFLOPS vs 680 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2023 | May 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6989 | SM7450-AB |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3250 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 5 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU | Adreno 662 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS | 680 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 790 | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | QHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.9 Gbps | 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 22,95,875 | 8,04,954 |
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| CPU | 7,27,963 | 3,31,865 |
| GPU | 7,56,125 | 1,00,782 |
| Memory | 2,78,247 | 1,32,716 |
| UX | 5,33,540 | 2,39,591 |
| Single-Core | 2,170 | 1,074 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,953 | 2,889 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
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