Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 70% higher compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2.35 TFLOPS)
- 2% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +3%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 485,064 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 899,463 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 357,691 | 390,012 |
| UX | 312,866 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 2,055,084 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +4%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +12%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 2,248 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 7,824 | 6,989 |
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | November 2023 | April 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6989 | SM8735 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 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 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 790 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 768 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 3.99 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| 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 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 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 AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |