MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 runs the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU while the Snapdragon 8 Elite runs the Adreno 830. 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 9400
3 advantages
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Larger L3 cache
12 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS vs 3379.2 GFLOPS
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33 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs Up to 5300 MHz
Snapdragon 8 Elite
4 advantages
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4% higher AnTuTu score
28.39 Lakhs vs 27.27 Lakhs
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24% faster Geekbench multi-core score
9,584 vs 7,704
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28% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,312 vs 2,579
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700 MHz higher CPU clock
4320 MHz vs 3620 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | October 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| Max Frequency | 3620 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Adreno 830 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 4952 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 5333 MHz | Up to 5300 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 84.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 1080p at 480FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X80 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 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 | 27,27,422 | 28,39,439 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8,49,678 | 6,00,617 |
| GPU | 9,32,204 | 12,00,212 |
| Memory | 3,52,736 | 6,37,845 |
| UX | 5,92,804 | 4,00,765 |
| Single-Core | 2,579 | 3,312 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,704 | 9,584 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8 Elite |
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