MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8300 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8300

4319

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G615 MP6	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1400 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	6	1
Shaders	768	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@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		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS