Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2 GHz - Cortex-A720
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 22.7 billion

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 18 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5T
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 76.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units Not available 12
Shaders 128 192
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 5990.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 790

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 7900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Release March 2023 November 2023
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD MT6989
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 9 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

MediaTek Dimensity 9300

5G
Oppo Find X7 PHZ110
Oppo

Oppo Find X7 PHZ110

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X100 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X100 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X100
Vivo

Vivo X100

2.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Realme 14x 5G
Realme

Realme 14x 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh