Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 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 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- 84% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- 417% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 721K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 231% faster single-core and 268% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 6.9× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
40
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
27
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
65
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
44
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +417%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 214,615 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 148,030 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 192,046 |
| UX | 865,161 | 166,370 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 721,121 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +231%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +268%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 1,064 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 2,961 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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MediaTek Dimensity 7300
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8850 | MT6878 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 4W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 0.536 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 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 | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |