Snapdragon 855 vs Dimensity 8300
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 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 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
- Higher GPU frequency (~2.4x)
- Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 95%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1604K vs 824K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 482670 |
| GPU | 125449 | 432750 |
| Memory | 150134 | 299238 |
| UX | 234413 | 389647 |
| Total score | 824513 | 1604305 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [103 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 174.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 128.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 146.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 93.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 136.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 4.97 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 50 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 16.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 9.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 16.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 1671.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 27 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 881 |
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 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 | 876 | 2768 |
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 16 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | 14649 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 6419 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 12555 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 23328 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 18403 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 2 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273) | AnTuTu 11 | 855696 |
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
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 855 and Dimensity 8300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
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 | 2840 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 4rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | MediaTek APU 780 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | MT6897 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - 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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