Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300, 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 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 3% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 62% higher AnTuTu score (2.06M vs 1.27M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 51% faster single-core and 53% faster multi-core performance
- 14% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 67.2 GB/s)
- 100% more compute performance (3.99 TFLOPS vs 2 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
- Newer release date (November 2023 vs November 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +62%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
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
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +51%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +53%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 2,248 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 7,824 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6989 |
| 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 |
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 | 3360 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | 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 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 180Hz (WQHD) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-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 & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 |
| 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 | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| 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 | Wi0-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |