MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740. 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
3 advantages
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2762.5 GFLOPS vs 2208.8 GFLOPS
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66 MHz higher RAM speed
4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4 advantages
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0% higher AnTuTu score
17.56 Lakhs vs 17.55 Lakhs
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11% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,037 vs 4,542
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3% faster Geekbench single-core score
1,942 vs 1,882
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310 MHz higher CPU clock
3360 MHz vs 3050 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2022 | November 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6985 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3050 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | 8.5 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Adreno 740 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2762.5 GFLOPS | 2208.8 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 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 200 MP |
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| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X70 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.67 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.25 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,54,862 | 17,56,001 |
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| CPU | 5,72,418 | 5,58,984 |
| GPU | 4,51,973 | 4,39,885 |
| Memory | 2,94,681 | 3,01,880 |
| UX | 4,35,790 | 4,55,252 |
| Single-Core | 1,882 | 1,942 |
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| Multi-Core | 4,542 | 5,037 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
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