Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 runs the ARM Mali-G57 MP2. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
11 advantages
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304% higher AnTuTu score
23.68 Lakhs vs 5.86 Lakhs
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241% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,626 vs 1,943
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199% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,162 vs 722
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1,000 MHz higher CPU clock
3400 MHz vs 2400 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A
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Larger L3 cache
12 MB vs 2 MB
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
TSMC 4 nm vs 6 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3584 GFLOPS vs 137.2 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,667 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 2.2
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 2023 | April 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Entry-level |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6835 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 3584 GFLOPS | 137.2 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Camera Support | 200 MP | 108 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,68,420 | 5,86,229 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,52,232 | 2,33,744 |
| GPU | 8,24,065 | 47,510 |
| Memory | 3,30,935 | 1,33,897 |
| UX | 5,61,188 | 1,71,078 |
| Single-Core | 2,162 | 722 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,626 | 1,943 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
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