MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoCs, manufactured by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We’ve assessed the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark results, along with a detailed look at their technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 9300
  • Dimensity 9300 has 23.57% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (3250 vs 2630 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9300 has 50.00% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4800 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9300 has 137.07 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (2055 K vs 867 K).
  • Dimensity 9300 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
  • Dimensity 9300 supports 200.00 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 ( 76.8 vs 25.6 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 485064 256787
GPU 899463 272332
Memory 357691 177778
UX 312866 159966
Total score 2055084 866863

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability - -
Graphics test 116 FPS -
Score 19522 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9300 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 3250MHz 2630MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 18 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 22.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 720
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1300 MHz -
Pipelines 12 -
Shading units 192 -
Total shaders 384 -
FLOPS 5990.4 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 790 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDRLPDDR5T LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3360 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X63
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Download speed 4G - -
Upload speed 5G Up to 7000 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - -
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2023 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number - SM7550-AB
Official page Dimensity 9300 official site Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site