Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825 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 8s Gen 4
11 advantages
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295% higher AnTuTu score
23.14 Lakhs vs 5.86 Lakhs
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235% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,511 vs 1,943
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187% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,073 vs 722
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800 MHz higher CPU clock
3200 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
8 MB vs 2 MB
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 6 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2355 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 4.1 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 8s Gen 4 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 | Apirl 2025 | April 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Entry-level |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Model Number | SM8735 | MT6835 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 2355 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 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 108 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60 FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 | 4.2 Gbps | 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,14,089 | 5,86,229 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,98,018 | 2,33,744 |
| GPU | 7,98,999 | 47,510 |
| Memory | 3,16,914 | 1,33,897 |
| UX | 5,00,158 | 1,71,078 |
| Single-Core | 2,073 | 722 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,511 | 1,943 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
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