Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 9300
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9300
- Higher GPU frequency (~91%)
- Performs 91% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 39%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2447K vs 1757K
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 67.2 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 553922 | 740213 |
| GPU | 434880 | 789881 |
| Memory | 311861 | 362038 |
| UX | 456381 | 555582 |
| Total score | 1757044 | 2447714 |
| Samples | [238 tests] | [16 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 218.9 MB/sec | 299.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 145.2 pages/sec | 218.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 168.3 Mpixels/sec | 258.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 133 images/sec | 162.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 167.2 Mpixels/sec | 219.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18.8 images/sec | 27.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.5 images/sec | 60.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.78 Mpixels/sec | 8.03 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 132 tests | 9 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.1 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 0.67 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.56 Gpixels/sec | 0.81 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 32.6 Gpixels/sec | 29.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2177.4 FPS | 3109.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 66 tests | 5 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1092 | 1814 |
| Stability | 67% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 13 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5312 | 7667 |
| Stability | 67% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 25 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3667 | 4692 |
| Stability | 45% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 28 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13957 | 11741 |
| Video editing score | 7265 | 5651 |
| Data manipulation score | 14272 | 12096 |
| Photo editing score | 32179 | 28882 |
| Writing score | 17828 | 22861 |
| Phones tested | 9 models | 3 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 -> Saad_irq | AnTuTu 12 | 1959121 |
| π 2026-09-27 -> sento raito | AnTuTu 12 | 2035354 |
| π 2026-09-27 (bySK1LL) | AnTuTu 12 | 1974839 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Babababi) | AnTuTu 12 | 1953931 |
| π 2026-09-27 -> Rennsport | CPU Throttle | 80% |
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (TΓΊ LΓͺ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2435544 |
| π 2026-09-22 (memevjpproπ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2609259 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Mnich) | AnTuTu 12 | 2711576 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Bhumit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2262755 |
| π 2026-08-10 (Mnich.cz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2575927 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8.5 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5T |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 X70 | MediaTek T830 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 4200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | MT6989 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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