Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SOCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features an 8-core CPU paired with the Adreno 830 GPU, while the Dimensity 9300 comes with an 8-core CPU and the Immortalis-G720 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 33% Faster CPU clock speed (4.32 GHz vs 3.25 GHz)
- 38% higher AnTuTu score (2.83M vs 1.13M)
- 43% faster single-core and 31% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
- 11% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 19% more compute performance (3.99 vs 3.37 TFLOPS)
- 19% higher GPU frequency (1300 MHz vs 1100 MHz)
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 19% more compute performance (3.99 vs 3.37 TFLOPS)
- 19% higher GPU frequency (1300 MHz vs 1100 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+38% better
2,839,439
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
| CPU | 600,617 | 485,064 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 899,463 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 357,691 |
| UX | 400,765 | 312,866 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 2,055,084 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+43% better
3,210
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+31% better
10,258
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 2,248 |
| Multi-Core | 10,258 | 7,824 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | MT6989 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 Watts | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 790 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 768 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes (Real-time with global illumination) | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 180Hz at WQHD |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 1080p @ 480FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | MediaTek T830 5G |
| 4G | LTE (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Yes | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; 4CC CA |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
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