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Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 8300

Snapdragon 888
VS
Dimensity 8300
Snapdragon 888
Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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 (4)

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 (~67%)
  • Performs 67% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 41%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 1135K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 888
vs
Dimensity 8300

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 888
1135878
Dimensity 8300 +41%
1604305
CPU 406119 482670
GPU 233383 432750
Memory 188085 299238
UX 308291 389647
Total score 1135878 1604305
Samples [127 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 156.9 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 881
Stability 77% 77%
Graphics test 4 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 1508 2768
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 9 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 888
13229
Dimensity 8300 +6%
13963
Web score 12232 14649
Video editing score 7638 6419
Data manipulation score 10494 12555
Photo editing score 29866 23328
Writing score 15219 18403
Phones tested 11 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Asus Zenfone 8
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Johan)AnTuTu 121773722
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Josh)AnTuTu 121748777
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Leo Van Bisschop)AnTuTu 122004186
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Cali)AnTuTu 121942368
Add View all (206)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 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 ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1290.2 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 780 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 3.0, 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 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 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 X60 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 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 MT6897
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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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Dimensity Menace! March 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Dimensity absolutely slaughtered the Snapdragon here.. Jesus. The key reasons I'm picking the Dimensity is because of TSMC manufacturing process and their decision to go with Cortex A715 instead of Cortex X cores. The Samsung manufacturing process in the Snapdragon absolutely butchered the entire Snapdragon 888 series then with 8W TDP and terrible thermals. Dimensity 8300 ultra inside the Xiaomi 14T which has a plastic body does not even overheat at all.. it's all thanks to the good thermal management from Mediatek.. Damn. Never thought I'd say that.
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Gabriel June 30, 2026 at 08:19 AM
Your name explains everything The processor is way better but phones that have it have way worse optimization on games sadly
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Sujal November 8, 2024 at 11:23 AM
3*3.2 ghz decide the game
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Dimensity Menace! March 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Honestly the Snapdragon was slaughtered by the Dimensity here.. Jesus.
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