Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 7300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7300 (Mali-G615 MP2). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Performs 3.9x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 7300
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1757K vs 879K
  • 28% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7300
  • Higher GPU frequency (~54%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1757044
CPU 553922 320191
GPU 434880 128437
Memory 311861 164451
UX 456381 266635
Total score 1757044 879714
Samples [238 tests] [311 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 218.9 MB/sec 166 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 145.2 pages/sec 68.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.3 Mpixels/sec 114.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 133 images/sec 53.4 images/sec
HDR 167.2 Mpixels/sec 102.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 18.8 images/sec 10.7 images/sec
Photo processing 34.5 images/sec 25.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.78 Mpixels/sec 4.62 Mpixels/sec
Samples 132 tests 49 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 4.57 images/sec
Face detection 5.1 images/sec 2.52 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.53 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.56 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 32.6 Gpixels/sec 4.25 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2177.4 FPS 439.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 66 tests 40 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1092 346
Stability 67% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 5312 -
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3667 -
Stability 45% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13957 13221
Video editing score 7265 6420
Data manipulation score 14272 9644
Photo editing score 32179 35886
Writing score 17828 16658
Phones tested 9 models 22 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 90 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 56 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 118 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (SHtorm)AnTuTu 111755989
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Ct)AnTuTu 121868238
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Bahtjon)AnTuTu 121898958
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Lello75)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Azure)AnTuTu 121945847
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Benito Viterbo)AnTuTu 121042096
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (Archit)AnTuTu 12956137
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Aryak0~0)AnTuTu 121036889
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Dwanascie78)AnTuTu 11881588
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> MilomichaelphAnTuTu 11914149

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 7300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 16 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8.5 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Mali-G615 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 680 MHz 1047 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1536 256
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 536.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 655

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 3270 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2022 June 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8550-AB MT6878 MT6878V/ZA MT6878V_A/ZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7300 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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