Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W 5.8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU clock 680 MHz 1400 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 768 128
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon MediaTek APU 780

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Release November 2022 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8550-AB MT6897
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 56 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh

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