Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in December 2019. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 2.84 GHz and three further fast ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 855 is the switch from Cortex-A76 to the faster Cortex-A77 architecture. The clock speeds stay the same.
Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865 can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.
Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.
The integrated GPU is now called Adreno 650 and should offer 20% more performance than the Adreno 640 in the Snapdragon 855.
The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers an improved KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is now also significantly faster. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.
The built-in memory controller now supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.
The Snapdragon 865 is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
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The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 presented in Q4 2023 is an ARM-based SoC (system-on-a-chip) that is manufactured using the 4 nm process. It was specially designed for use in Android smartphones and is in the lower upper class in terms of performance. It supports all current mobile communication standards, including 5G SA. The similar Dimensity 8300-Ultra offers a specially adapted for Xiaomi.
The CPU works with a total of eight cores, which are divided into two clusters. The first cluster contains one ARM Cortex-A715 power core, which operates at up to 3.35 GHz. In addition, there are 3 further ARM Cortex-A715 cores with 3.2 GHz. The second cluster contains four ARM Cortex-A510 energy-saving cores with 2.2 GHz. LPDDR5 RAM can be used as RAM and UFS 4.0 is supported as internal memory.
Compared to the predecessor MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 is said to offer up to 20 percent higher CPU performance and up to 60 percent higher GPU performance. According to the manufacturer, the energy efficiency for CPU and GPU has also improved (+30%/+55%).
In terms of connectivity, dual 5G with a theoretical peak download speed of up to 5.17 GBit/s is available, as well as WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4.
An Imagiq 980 image processor is responsible for processing the camera data. Video recordings are supported with up to 4K at 60 fps.
The integrated ARM Mali-G615 MC6 graphics unit can control displays with a resolution of up to 2,960 x 1,440 pixels (WQHD+) and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. With Full HD+, even up to 180 Hz is possible.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 | ||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585) | Cortex-A715 / A510 | ||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | |||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585) |
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| Clock | 2420 - 2840 MHz | 2200 - 3350 MHz | ||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | |||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 1.8 MB | |||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | ||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 3.4 GHz 4 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 4 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | ||||||||||||
| TDP | 5 Watt | |||||||||||||
| Technology | 7 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller | ARM Mali-G610 MC6 GPU, Dual 5G modem, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, H.264/HEVC video decoding | ||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 587 MHz) | ARM Mali-G615 MP6 | ||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 → 100% n=7
Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 8300 → 152% n=7
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
