Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 730 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- 8% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 139% higher compute power (3.99 TFLOPS vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- Released 1 year and 11 months later - (November 2023 vs December 2021)
- 109% higher AnTuTu score (2.06M vs 985K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 80% faster single-core and 113% faster multi-core performance
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
54
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
56
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
73
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
61
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +109%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
| CPU | 220,951 | 485,064 |
| GPU | 428,498 | 899,463 |
| MEM | 169,739 | 357,691 |
| UX | 165,694 | 312,866 |
| TOTAL | 984,882 | 2,055,084 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +80%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +113%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
| Single-Core | 1,247 | 2,248 |
| Multi-Core | 3,675 | 7,824 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Max preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Ultra preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
120 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
Epic preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
60 FPS
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
–
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
120 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
| Launch Date | December 2021 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8450 | MT6989 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3000 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 5.3 W | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 790 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 768 |
| Compute Performance | 1.67 TFLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 120 Hz (4K) | 180Hz (WQHD) |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G | MediaTek T830 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.67 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |