Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
The Dimensity 9300 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are both flagship chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,900 vs 6,750) and in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelGraphics 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 9300 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | Oct 2023 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 3.3 GHz + 3× 3.2 GHz + 2× 3.0 GHz + 2× 2.3 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.3 GHz |
| GPU | — | Adreno 750 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #25 of 128 (better) | #27 of 128 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,170 | 2,200 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 6,900 | 6,750 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 1,642 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 25 phones |
| Best-rated phone | vivo X100 Pro 8.1 | Xiaomi 14 Ultra 8.5 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $549 REDMAGIC 10 Air |
| Newest phone | vivo X100 Pro Nov 2023 | vivo X Fold5 Jun 2025 |
Phones with the Dimensity 9300
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.1
vivo X100 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,400 mAh
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7.6
vivo X100
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.5
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
6.73″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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8.4
HONOR 400 Pro
6.7″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 5,300 mAh
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8.4 Discontinued
OnePlus 12
6.82″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,400 mAh
From $799.99 + Compare -
8.3
vivo X Fold5
8.03″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
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Dimensity 9300 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 9300 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,900 vs 6,750) and 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 9300 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
The Dimensity 9300 powers 2 phones in our database, including the vivo X100 Pro and vivo X100. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powers 25 phones in our database, including the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, HONOR 400 Pro and OnePlus 12. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $549, for the REDMAGIC 10 Air.
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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