Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SOCs, MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 2 comes with an 8-core CPU and the Adreno 740 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 11% Faster CPU clock speed (3.63 GHz vs 3.2 GHz)
- 113% higher AnTuTu score (2.7M vs 1.26M)
- 89% faster single-core and 57% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- Newer ARMv9.2-A instruction set vs ARMv9-A
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 148% higher GPU compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 2.0 TFLOPS)
- 137% higher GPU frequency (1612 MHz vs 680 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+113% better
2,701,078
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
| CPU | 595,763 | 259,548 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 581,957 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 241,748 |
| UX | 460,488 | 184,188 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 1,267,441 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+89% better
2,805
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+57% better
8,037
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,485 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 5,119 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
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 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4 nm (N4P) |
| TDP | - | 8.5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| 4G | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi0-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |