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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 7300

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 7300
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 7300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7300 (Mali-G615 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 7300
  • Shows significantly better (up to 47%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 879K
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7300
  • Higher GPU frequency (~28%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 7300

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +47%
1294871
Dimensity 7300
879714
CPU 490530 320191
GPU 202615 128437
Memory 221583 164451
UX 380143 266635
Total score 1294871 879714
Samples [90 tests] [311 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 166 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 68.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 114.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 53.4 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 102.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 10.7 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.62 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 49 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 4.57 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 2.52 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 4.25 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 439.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 40 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 346
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 -
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 13221
Video editing score 7311 6420
Data manipulation score 10976 9644
Photo editing score 27827 35886
Writing score 15631 16658
Phones tested 16 models 22 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Cisfan)AnTuTu 121342308
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
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MediaTek Dimensity 7300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> xxmichalAnTuTu 121028472
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XSH)Geekbench 6 GPU2564
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XSH)Geekbench 6 CPU1065 / 2823
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XSH)AnTuTu 11925044
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XSH)AnTuTu 121017557
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 7300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G615 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1047 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 256
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 536.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 655

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 3270 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 June 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6878 MT6878V/ZA MT6878V_A/ZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7300 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 7400

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