Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- 80% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 468% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 500K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 305% faster single-core and 383% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 5× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
- 146% higher compute performance (3.37 vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 148% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +468%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 600,617 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 95,882 |
| UX | 400,765 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +305%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +383%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 2,060 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 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 | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
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 aptX |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |