Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 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

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 a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Supports 55% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 44 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 59%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 1010K
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 3200 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1010069
1604305
CPU 378231 482670
GPU 155526 432750
Memory 174975 299238
UX 301337 389647
Total score 1010069 1604305
Samples [102 tests] [103 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 160.2 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 18 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
2768
Score 1224 2768
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 7 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13963
Web score 11701 14649
Video editing score 5825 6419
Data manipulation score 9987 12555
Photo editing score 28690 23328
Writing score 15274 18403
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1080 x 2400
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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 870
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Peanut)AnTuTu 121132636
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (ex4ample)AnTuTu 121079226
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RanVerchst.)AnTuTu 121213647
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 670 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1029.1 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 698 MediaTek APU 780

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 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 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC MT6897
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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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Potato April 4, 2024 at 08:29 PM
Very very nice. Good to see affordable Arm v9 powerhouses being finally available.
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