Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 versus Dimensity 8300
SoCs, brought to you by
Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. This
comparison examines the pros and cons of these
8-core processors, with data from
Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark
benchmarks, alongside their detailed
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 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Pros of Dimensity 8300
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
270867
282796
GPU
567801
542690
Memory
239879
328720
UX
198202
249840
Total score
1276749
1404046
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
-
-
Graphics test
81 FPS
-
Score
12967
-
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2000MHz
2200MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
3350MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
-
-
L2 cache
1 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
4 MB
Process
4 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
10 W
-
GPU name
Adreno 740
Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture
Adreno 700
Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency
980 MHz
1400 MHz
Pipelines
-
6
Shading units
-
-
Total shaders
-
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.3
1.3
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
MediaTek APU 780
Memory type
LPDDR5x
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4266 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
-
68.2 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution
1 x 200 MP
1x 320MP
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Modem
Snapdragon X70
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10000 Mbps
Up to 7900 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2500 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3500 Mbps
Up to 4200 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
7
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
