Dimensity 8300 vs Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (with Mali-G615 MP6 graphics) and Dimensity 1080 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Performs 8.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 731K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
  • 29% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2600 MHz)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1604305
CPU 482670 286757
GPU 432750 76903
Memory 299238 134935
UX 389647 233342
Total score 1604305 731937
Samples [103 tests] [58 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 174.4 MB/sec 121.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 128.6 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 146.7 Mpixels/sec 89.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 93.5 images/sec 48.6 images/sec
HDR 136.1 Mpixels/sec 81 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.2 images/sec 7.24 images/sec
Photo processing 37.6 images/sec 23.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.97 Mpixels/sec 3.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
5134
Background blur 16.5 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Face detection 9.4 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.63 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.46 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.7 Gpixels/sec 7.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1671.3 FPS 422.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 27 tests 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 881 234
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 7 FPS 2 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 2768 631
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 16 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13963
Web score 14649 10948
Video editing score 6419 7467
Data manipulation score 12555 10634
Photo editing score 23328 18941
Writing score 18403 14594
Phones tested 2 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 62 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 86 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
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
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> rajeshwarshah-Oct2AnTuTu 111450232
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze)AnTuTu 11731937

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8300 and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3350 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 4rd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1400 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 6 4
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T800 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2023 October 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6897 MT6877V/TTZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site
Successor - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050
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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