Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 42
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
L1 cache Not available 512 KB
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU clock 675 MHz 1072 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 384 64
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 274 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
4G LTE Cat. 20 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 3300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Release April 2019 April 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC MT6835T
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 5
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

5G
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy F16 5G

4.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy M06 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M06 5G

4.6
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy M16 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M16 5G

4.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy F06 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy F06 5G

2.6
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy A06 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

2.8
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Oppo K13x 5G
Oppo

Oppo K13x 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Oppo A5 5G
Oppo

Oppo A5 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Oppo A5 Pro 5G
Oppo

Oppo A5 Pro 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh