MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 runs the Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825. 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
1 advantage
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2762.5 GFLOPS vs 2355 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
7 advantages
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32% higher AnTuTu score
23.14 Lakhs vs 17.55 Lakhs
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43% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,511 vs 4,542
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10% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,073 vs 1,882
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150 MHz higher CPU clock
3200 MHz vs 3050 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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534 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 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 8s Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2022 | Apirl 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6985 | SM8735 |
| 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-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| Max Frequency | 3050 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 7 W | - |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU | Adreno 825 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1408 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2762.5 GFLOPS | 2355 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 76.8 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 | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X75 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.67 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.25 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,54,862 | 23,14,089 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 5,72,418 | 6,98,018 |
| GPU | 4,51,973 | 7,98,999 |
| Memory | 2,94,681 | 3,16,914 |
| UX | 4,35,790 | 5,00,158 |
| Single-Core | 1,882 | 2,073 |
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| Multi-Core | 4,542 | 6,511 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
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