Dimensity 8300 vs Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
The Dimensity 8300 is an upper mid-range chip from MediaTek, and the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is a flagship chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,600 vs 4,584), but the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 22% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 +22%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 8300 | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | Nov 2023 | — |
| Process | 4 nm TSMC | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 3.35 GHz + 3× 3.2 GHz + 4× 2.2 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 3.35 GHz | — |
| GPU | Mali-G615 MC6 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #40 of 112 (better) | #41 of 112 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,430 | 1,741 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,600 | 4,584 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 1,179 | — |
| Phones in our database | 5 phones | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Xiaomi 14T 7.4 | POCO F5 Pro 6.8 |
| Lowest US launch price | $660 DOOGEE V Max 2 | $1,000 Motorola Razr+ (2023) |
| Newest phone | Oukitel WP500 Ultra May 2026 | Motorola Razr+ (2023) Jun 2023 |
Phones with the Dimensity 8300
5 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.4
Xiaomi 14T
6.67″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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6.6
POCO X6 Pro
6.67″ 120 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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6.3
Oukitel WP500 Ultra
6.78″ 120 Hz, 108 MP camera, 10,000 mAh
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DOOGEE V Max 2 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 22,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.8 Discontinued
POCO F5 Pro
6.67″ 120 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,160 mAh
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6.1
Motorola Razr+ (2023)
6.9″ 165 Hz, 12 MP camera, 3,800 mAh
From $999.99 + Compare
Dimensity 8300 vs Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 8300 or the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (4,600 vs 4,584), but the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 22% 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 8300 and the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
The Dimensity 8300 powers 5 phones in our database, including the Xiaomi 14T, POCO X6 Pro and Oukitel WP500 Ultra. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $660, for the DOOGEE V Max 2. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers 2 phones in our database, including the POCO F5 Pro and Motorola Razr+ (2023). The lowest US launch price with this chip is $1,000, for the Motorola Razr+ (2023).
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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