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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8300

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 8300
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (13)

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
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8300
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher GPU frequency (~71%)
  • Performs 28% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 1294K
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 3000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 8300

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
Dimensity 8300 +24%
1604305
CPU 490530 482670
GPU 202615 432750
Memory 221583 299238
UX 380143 389647
Total score 1294871 1604305
Samples [90 tests] [103 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 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 881
Stability - 77%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 3688
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 2768
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 14649
Video editing score 7311 6419
Data manipulation score 10976 12555
Photo editing score 27827 23328
Writing score 15631 18403
Phones tested 16 models 2 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“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)GeekBench CPU1653 / 4280
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu1334925
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Khaled)AnTuTu1341721
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Jonath)AnTuTu1005770
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Hireath)GeekBench CPU1432 / 3945
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MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (67)GeekBench GPU5243
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (67)GeekBench CPU1403 / 4649
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Zix)AnTuTu1623585
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (67-2)AnTuTu1833656
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3)AnTuTu1598851
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 768
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 2150.4 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 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5170 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 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6897
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - 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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Comments

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Anonymous December 25, 2025 at 08:33 AM
Is SD gen 1 better because it has better average scores in GeekBench 6 ??? I think so because the iphones which have better Geekbench score performs better than other android having lower geekbench score
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Skoote April 20, 2025 at 04:23 PM
Can Dimensity run Linux?
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James December 1, 2024 at 06:45 PM
Dimensity 8300 gaming isn’t so high. It’s little bit better than sd 8 gen 1 in benchmark tests(not in real life) You will see that in antutu V11.The gpu score of 8300 will decrease from 500k to 350k.
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Ryuna August 16, 2025 at 03:15 PM
A year later, Antutu v11 still hasn't been released. Where did you get this information? Why does a comment based on personal assumptions like this get so many upvotes? That's weird.
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Arcochewe October 21, 2024 at 02:15 PM
If anyone notice Graphics Resolution of dimensity (any type of processor be specific) And Snapdragon Exynos Chat me below if Who's has the best Resolution Mid And low Samsung Phone sometimes Has better Graphics When using what ever Processor like MediaTek Which maybe the Optimization Is I'm talking I remember comparing SA10S Helio P25 vs Oppo A17 G35 I realized Samsung one has better resolution Graphics than Oppo G35 (Info it's same Graphics I put as G35)
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King Miracle. July 15, 2024 at 05:02 AM
At this point, instead of buying old flagship, buy a new midrange.
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Thereal July 11, 2024 at 01:13 PM
Is SD 8 gen 1 performance better with a phone cooler
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matsaja June 5, 2024 at 12:32 AM
for poco x6 pro gaming PUBG 122 FPS 90 (ULTRA) FORNITE 72FPS (ULTRA) Call of Duty mobile 60 FPS (ULTRA) SHADOWGUN LEGEND 80FPS (ULTRA) WORLD OF TANK BLITZ 119FPS (ULTRA) GENSHIN IMPACT 60FPS (ULTRA)
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Natey December 30, 2023 at 09:25 AM
It appears that MediaTek's current mid-range easily outperforms Snapdragon's flagship model from just two years ago.
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Fenasikerim January 14, 2024 at 07:21 AM
The temperature is not an issue. Battery consumption is quite low. This device comes with UFS 4.0. Interestingly, Snapdragon does not utilize UFS 4.0 in its top models.
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Lol January 14, 2024 at 09:49 AM
You're correct. MediaTek is performing better and it's more affordable compared to the overpriced Snapdragon.
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stik January 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Lol, Is the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 different from the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra?
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Derekk February 12, 2024 at 07:41 PM
stik, They are both the same - marketing gimmicks by Xiaomi.
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