Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- 92% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 646% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 500K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 344% faster single-core and 428% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 169% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 148% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +646%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 95,882 |
| UX | 865,161 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +344%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +428%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 2,060 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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MediaTek Dimensity 6300
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8850 | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 108 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |