Dimensity 9300 Plus vs Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus (with Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 8300 (Mali-G615 MP6). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8300
  • Performs 86% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 46%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2348K vs 1604K
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
2348248
1604305
CPU 703826 482670
GPU 790915 432750
Memory 326393 299238
UX 527114 389647
Total score 2348248 1604305
Samples [94 tests] [103 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 300.2 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 204.3 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 254.8 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 161.7 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 239.3 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 25.8 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 69 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.77 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 38 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 26.8 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 12 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.69 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.81 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.84 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.5 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3146.5 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 26 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1831 881
Stability 91% 77%
Graphics test 14 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 7559 3688
Graphics test 29 FPS 14 FPS
Section 1 32 FPS 16 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 14 FPS
Section 3 24 FPS 12 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 5071 2768
Graphics test 30 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12141 14649
Video editing score 5576 6419
Data manipulation score 12937 12555
Photo editing score 29738 23328
Writing score 22352 18403
Phones tested 11 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Purushotam Prajapat)AnTuTu 122403705
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> NFS6410AnTuTu 122626976
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ThΓ nh)AnTuTu 122400294
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (NK808)AnTuTu 122667628
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (TuαΊ₯n Nguyα»…πŸ‡»πŸ‡³)AnTuTu 122637244
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Johan)AnTuTu 121773722
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Josh)AnTuTu 121748777
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Leo Van Bisschop)AnTuTu 122004186
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Cali)AnTuTu 121942368

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9300 Plus and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3400 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 22.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7.3 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture 5th gen Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 12 6
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 1536 768
FLOPS 3993.6 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 MediaTek APU 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5T LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T830 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7900 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 4200 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2024 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MT6989, MT6989W/TCZA MT6897
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus official site MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus - MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8300:
    - Dimensity 8300 Ultra is identical to the Dimensity 8300 (without "Ultra") regarding technical specifications and performance.

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