Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- Geekbench 6 shows 87% faster single-core and 148% faster multi-core performance
- 154% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 500K)
- 40% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 4.0x higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
- 46% higher compute power (2 TFLOPS vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 97% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 6300 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Released 1 year and 5 months later - (April 2024 vs November 2022)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +154%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 259,548 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 95,882 |
| UX | 184,188 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +87%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +148%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 2,060 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 6 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 108 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K HDR @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | 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 | Wi0-Fi 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |