Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
November 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Dimensity 9300
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)
4x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3250 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Mali Immortalis-G720 MC12
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2960 x 1440
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
5.9904 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
9600 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 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, 2x 25MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, 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 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
MediaTek NPU 790 (Generative AI)
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9300
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3250 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2023 (January 2021 vs November 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Dimensity 9300
+93%
2225
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Dimensity 9300
+136%
7857
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Dimensity 9300
+163%
2109832
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1358
Dimensity 9300
+345%
6049
SiliconCat Rating
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9300
