MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9300 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. 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 9300
2239
Snapdragon 450
169

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 9300
7538
Snapdragon 450
767

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 22700 million 2000 million
TDP 7 Watt 3 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek NPU 790 Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5T LPDDR3
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 MP12 Adreno 506
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units 12 1
Shaders 1536 48
DirectX 12 11
OpenCL API 3.0 2.0
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.9 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 4.2 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.4 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2023 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 2
Partnumber MT6989 SDM450
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end