MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825. 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
4 advantages
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7% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,953 vs 6,511
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5% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,170 vs 2,073
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50 MHz higher CPU clock
3250 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3993.6 GFLOPS vs 2355 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
3 advantages
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1% higher AnTuTu score
23.14 Lakhs vs 22.96 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2023 | Apirl 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6989 | SM8735 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| Max Frequency | 3250 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 7 Watts | - |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU | Adreno 825 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS | 2355 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 790 | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.9 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 22,95,875 | 23,14,089 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 7,27,963 | 6,98,018 |
| GPU | 7,56,125 | 7,98,999 |
| Memory | 2,78,247 | 3,16,914 |
| UX | 5,33,540 | 5,00,158 |
| Single-Core | 2,170 | 2,073 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,953 | 6,511 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
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