Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 750 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP2 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- Geekbench 6 shows 115% faster single-core and 140% faster multi-core performance
- 178% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 721K)
- 36% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 404% higher compute power (2.7 TFLOPS vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 7300 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Released 8 months later - (June 2024 vs October 2023)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
76
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
40
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
27
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
95
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
65
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
44
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +178%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
| CPU | 438,192 | 214,615 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 148,030 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 192,046 |
| UX | 320,946 | 166,370 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 721,121 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +115%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +140%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
| Single-Core | 2,283 | 1,064 |
| Multi-Core | 7,109 | 2,961 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
120 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
–
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6878 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| 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 |
4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 4W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 0.536 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 200MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS |
4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) 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 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz QHD+ @ 144Hz |
2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |