Dimensity 7300 vs Qualcomm QCM6490
The Dimensity 7300 and the Qualcomm QCM6490 are both mid-range chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (2,970 vs 2,950), but the Qualcomm QCM6490 is 9% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Qualcomm QCM6490 +9%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Dimensity 7300 | Qualcomm QCM6490 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | — |
| Process | 4 nm TSMC | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 4× 2.5 GHz + 4× 2.0 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.5 GHz | — |
| GPU | Mali-G615 MC2 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #79 of 141 (better) | #80 of 141 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,030 | 1,120 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 2,970 | 2,950 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 347 | — |
| Phones in our database | 18 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | realme 16 Pro 5G 7.3 | Fairphone 5 6.1 |
| Lowest US launch price | $200 TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro | — |
| Newest phone | TCL P80 Sep 2026 | Fairphone 5 Aug 2023 |
Phones with the Dimensity 7300
18 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.3
realme 16 Pro 5G
6.78″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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7.1
OPPO Reno16 F 5G
6.57″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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7.1
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
6.4″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,310 mAh
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7.0
Motorola Edge 60
6.67″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,200 mAh
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Phones with the Qualcomm QCM6490
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.1 Discontinued
Fairphone 5
6.46″ 90 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,200 mAh
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Dimensity 7300 vs Qualcomm QCM6490: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 7300 or the Qualcomm QCM6490?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (2,970 vs 2,950), but the Qualcomm QCM6490 is 9% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Dimensity 7300 and the Qualcomm QCM6490?
The Dimensity 7300 powers 18 phones in our database, including the realme 16 Pro 5G, OPPO Reno16 F 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Neo. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $200, for the TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro. The Qualcomm QCM6490 powers one phone in our database: the Fairphone 5.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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