MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 runs the Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 runs the Adreno 840. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
9 advantages
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116% higher AnTuTu score
37.89 Lakhs vs 17.55 Lakhs
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142% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,983 vs 4,542
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96% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,690 vs 1,882
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1,560 MHz higher CPU clock
4610 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3686 GFLOPS vs 2762.5 GFLOPS
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1,034 MHz higher RAM speed
5300 MHz vs 4266 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2022 | September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6985 | SM8850 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
| Max Frequency | 3050 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | - |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Adreno 840 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2762.5 GFLOPS | 3686 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 690 | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4266 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 84.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X85 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.67 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.25 Gbps | 3.7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,54,862 | 37,89,020 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 5,72,418 | 10,80,698 |
| GPU | 4,51,973 | 14,29,751 |
| Memory | 2,94,681 | 4,06,941 |
| UX | 4,35,790 | 8,71,630 |
| Single-Core | 1,882 | 3,690 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 4,542 | 10,983 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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