MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8300 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8300

1406

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8300

4319

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	6 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 780	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G615 MP6	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1400 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	6	1
Shaders	768	48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS