Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SOCs, MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Dimensity 9400 features an 8-core CPU paired with the Immortalis-G920 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an 8-core CPU and the Adreno 730 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (3.63 GHz vs 3.0 GHz)
- 174% higher AnTuTu score (2.7M vs 980K)
- 125% faster single-core and 119% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- Newer ARMv9.2-A instruction set vs ARMv9-A
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 197% higher GPU compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- 97% higher GPU frequency (1612 MHz vs 818 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
54
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
56
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
73
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
61
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+174% better
2,701,078
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 595,763 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 169,739 |
| UX | 460,488 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+125% better
2,805
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+119% better
8,037
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,247 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 3,675 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8450 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |