We compared the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 740 GPU, while the Dimensity 9300 has an octa-core CPU paired with the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
71
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
48
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
75
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
73
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
+62% better
2,055,084
| CPU | 259,548 | 485,064 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 899,463 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 357,691 |
| UX | 184,188 | 312,866 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 2,055,084 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
+51% better
2,248
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
+53% better
7,824
| Multi Core | 5,119 | 7,824 |
| Single Core | 1,485 | 2,248 |
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 4% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
Advantages of Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 25% higher GPU frequency (850 MHz vs 680 MHz)
- 99% more compute performance (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2.0 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher Memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
- 62% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 1.26)
- 51% faster single-core and 53% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Dimensity 9300 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6989 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| 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 |
4x 3.25 GHz – Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex A720 |
| Frequency | 3360 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 790 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 180Hz at WQHD |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4×16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 200 MP (single) | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840×2160 | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | MediaTek T830 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | 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 |
| WiFi | Wi0-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |