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Snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity 8300

Snapdragon 865
VS
Dimensity 8300
Snapdragon 865
Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 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

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 8300
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.4x)
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Supports 55% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 44 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 64%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 978K
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865
vs
Dimensity 8300

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 865
978910
Dimensity 8300 +64%
1604305
CPU 385127 482670
GPU 148169 432750
Memory 166070 299238
UX 279544 389647
Total score 978910 1604305
Samples [104 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 149.1 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 34 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 881
Stability - 77%
Graphics test - 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
Snapdragon 865
1110
Dimensity 8300 +149%
2768
Score 1110 2768
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 865
11621
Dimensity 8300 +20%
13963
Web score 9557 14649
Video editing score 5874 6419
Data manipulation score 8658 12555
Photo editing score 29642 23328
Writing score 14782 18403
Phones tested 14 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340		 -
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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Baz38)AnTuTu 121001992
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
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MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (192828)AnTuTu 121736165
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Rittik)AnTuTu 121800238
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Rittik)Geekbench 7 CPU1244 / 4214
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (1222)AnTuTu 121746951
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Qing)AnTuTu 121686350
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 587 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 901.6 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 698 MediaTek APU 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 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
- 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 X55 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AB MT6897
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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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