MediaTek Dimensity 8300
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3350 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (November 2023 vs September 2025)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2023
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8300
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3350 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G615 MC5 / MC6
GPU name
Adreno 840
1400 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
5 / 6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
WQHD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 180 Hz
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz

Connectivity

Up to 5170 Mbps
Download speed
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
6E
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4266 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek APU 780
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8300
1506
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757 +149%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8300
4844
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644 +161%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8300
1518170
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240 +115%
AntuTu 11
Dimensity 8300
1604305
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3950082 +146%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Unihertz 8849 Tank 4 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4794
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
365
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1452
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
3783
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Asus Pad (T3201)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
1248
Redmagic 11S Pro / 11S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3171
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
899
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
3DMark Wild Life
Unihertz 8849 Tank 4 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
9696
Redmagic 11S Pro / 11S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
26717
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Unihertz 8849 Tank 4 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
2956
Redmagic 11S Pro / 11S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7512