Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 8300 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
January 2021
November 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Dimensity 8300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3350 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Mali-G615 MP6
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1400 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
6
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
68.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
MediaTek APU 780
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 8300
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3350 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3350 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 68.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2023 (January 2021 vs November 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Dimensity 8300
+31%
1506
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Dimensity 8300
+45%
4844
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Dimensity 8300
+87%
1502988
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
29
Ranks 29 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 8300
