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Snapdragon 860 vs Dimensity 8300

Snapdragon 860
VS
Dimensity 8300
Snapdragon 860
Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (5)

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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 860
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 822K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2960 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 860
vs
Dimensity 8300

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 860
822433
Dimensity 8300 +95%
1604305
CPU 299294 482670
GPU 119740 432750
Memory 162141 299238
UX 241258 389647
Total score 822433 1604305
Samples [47 tests] [103 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.94 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 12 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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 979 2768
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 5 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 860
10591
Dimensity 8300 +32%
13963
Web score 8774 14649
Video editing score 6020 6419
Data manipulation score 8724 12555
Photo editing score 22475 23328
Writing score 13390 18403
Phones tested Less than 3 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)AnTuTu 11826051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
Add View all (84)
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
Add View all (210)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)		 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 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 675 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1036.8 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 3.1 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 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC MT6897
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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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Omega January 19, 2024 at 07:14 PM
Who else here comparing Poco X3 Pro to Poco X6 Pro?
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Ale January 27, 2024 at 09:00 PM
Me: Well, my Poco died. Some Pocos are prone to cooling failure due to cheap materials.
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Florin February 27, 2024 at 04:38 PM
Me too. I've had my Poco X3 Pro for 3 years and it's still going strong, but my Poco X6 Pro is on its way. πŸ˜ƒ
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BlackCatRedScarf March 7, 2024 at 06:18 PM
Yes, that's pretty much the idea! I'm currently double-checking for an upgrade before the battery on my phone fails. I got my Poco X3 Pro during its launch and it has been excellent over these years. However, now I'm struggling with the battery and perhaps it's time to consider another phone. I used my Poco X3 Pro heavily for video capture and editing, so having some extra power would be nice. The last MTK SoC I had was a Helios X20 10 core on a VOYO i8 tablet. Back in the day, Snapdragon was the superior SoC when it came to CPU and GPU power, but now it seems MTK has come up with something interesting, especially the AV1 codec. As long as I can continue capturing my 1080p 60fps videos and edit them quickly on the go, that's what matters. I'm currently debating the headphone jack availability on the X6 versus its absence on the X6 Pro. I guess I could probably use a dongle, but I'm still thinking about it. Also, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 isn't all that bad for an upgrade, and it's priced more attractively in my region. The X6 Pro is priced around 420 USD while the X6 is about 310 USD. It's funny to remember that I managed to get my X3 Pro for just 200 USD! So, that’s where I am with my current thoughts.
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Pavel March 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BlackCatRedScarf, Xiaomi.pl x6pro 512/12 260$
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