Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3350 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP 5.8 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1260 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release November 2023 March 2023
Class Mid range Low end
Model number MT6897 SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro

3.6
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10200 mAh
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Lenovo

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10200 mAh
5G
Redmi K70E
Redmi

Redmi K70E

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi

Xiaomi 14T

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
POCO X6 Pro
POCO

POCO X6 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh