Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Dimensity 8300
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (with Adreno 840 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (Mali-G615 MP6). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.5x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 1604K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8300
- Performs 86% better in floating-point computations
- 41% higher CPU clock speed (4740 vs 3350 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
- Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 482670 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 432750 |
| Memory | 442350 | 299238 |
| UX | 900177 | 389647 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 1604305 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | [103 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | 174.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | 128.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | 146.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | 93.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | 136.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | 4.97 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 79 tests | 50 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | 16.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | 9.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | 16.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | 1671.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 50 tests | 27 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2737 | 881 |
| Stability | 67% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 12156 | 3688 |
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | 12 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6490 | 2768 |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 16 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31126 | 14649 |
| Video editing score | 8963 | 6419 |
| Data manipulation score | 19422 | 12555 |
| Photo editing score | 62111 | 23328 |
| Writing score | 40875 | 18403 |
| Phones tested | 13 models | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 (SituationDizzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3634422 |
| π 2026-10-11 (by.elega) | AnTuTu 12 | 3477699 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Bullet71) | AnTuTu 12 | 4442144 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 12 | 4453487 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Π‘ΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 4208009 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 -> rajeshwarshah-Oct2 | AnTuTu 11 | 1450232 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Putrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1440126 |
| π 2026-10-02 -> uravinq | AnTuTu 12 | 1745585 |
| π 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng) | AnTuTu 12 | 1933824 |
| π 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller) | AnTuTu 12 | 1893547 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Dimensity 8300CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 3.35 GHz β Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4740 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 4rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 780 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 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
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | MT6897 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site |
| Successor | - | - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
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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