Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and MediaTek Dimensity 9300 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
December 2021
November 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
Dimensity 9300
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3250 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Mali Immortalis-G720 MC12
GPU frequency
818 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
5.9904 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
768
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.3
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
9600 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
3.5
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 4 + MCQ
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
MediaTek NPU 790 (Generative AI)
TDP
5.3 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9300
- Higher Frequency: 3250 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2023 (December 2021 vs November 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Dimensity 9300
+34%
2225
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Dimensity 9300
+95%
7857
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1107494
Dimensity 9300
+91%
2109832
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2487
Dimensity 9300
+143%
6049
SiliconCat Rating
32
Ranks 32 among all SOC on our website
13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9300
