Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Dimensity 9300
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- 33% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 3250 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 3126K vs 2447K
- Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9300
- Better instruction set architecture
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- Performs 18% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 740213 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 789881 |
| Memory | 427210 | 362038 |
| UX | 671910 | 555582 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 2447714 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [16 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 299.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 218.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 258.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 162.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 219.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 27.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 60.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 8.03 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 9 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.67 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 0.81 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 0.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 29.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 3109.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 100 tests | 5 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | 1814 |
| Stability | - | 68% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 13 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | 7667 |
| Stability | - | 64% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | 25 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | 4692 |
| Stability | 51% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 28 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 11741 |
| Video editing score | 8458 | 5651 |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | 12096 |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | 28882 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 22861 |
| Phones tested | 36 models | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-29 (VortexGen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3414404 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Projeto_11) | AnTuTu 12 | 3618549 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Chris.D) | AnTuTu 12 | 3940532 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3325373 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (PenPen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3242949 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-23 (Tรบ Lรช) | AnTuTu 12 | 2435544 |
| ๐ 2026-09-22 (memevjppro๐ญ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2609259 |
| ๐ 2026-09-09 (Mnich) | AnTuTu 12 | 2711576 |
| ๐ 2026-08-29 (Bhumit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2262755 |
| ๐ 2026-08-10 (Mnich.cz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2575927 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.25 GHz โ Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz โ Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz โ Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5T |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 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 X80 | 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | MT6989 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyโ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsโand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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