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Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 logo
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

In this comparison, we take a closer look at the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The Dimensity 9400 features an octa-core CPU with the Immortalis-G920 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 750 GPU. We compare both SoCs across benchmarks and detailed specifications.

Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • 12% Faster CPU clock speed (3.63 GHz vs 3.2 GHz)
  • 35% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 2.00M)
  • 23% faster single-core and 13% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
  • Built on an advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
  • 38% higher GPU frequency (1612 MHz vs 1000 MHz)
  • Delivers 10% more memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s against 76.8 GB/s

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.

CPU score

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
76

GPU score

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86

Memory score

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
95

Total score

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+35% better
2,701,078
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
CPU 595,763 438,192
GPU 1,186,159 842,779
MEM 458,668 402,966
UX 460,488 320,946
TOTAL 2,701,078 2,004,883

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.

Single-Core

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+23% better
2,805
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283

Multi-Core

Mediatek Dimensity 9400
+13% better
8,037
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
Single-Core 2,805 2,283
Multi-Core 8,037 7,109
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

General

SoC Name Mediatek Dimensity 9400 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Launch Date October 9, 2024 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model Number MT6991 SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

CPU

CPU Cores 8 8
Architecture ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Core Configuration 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925
3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720
1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520
Max Clock Speed 3620 MHz 3400 MHz
L2 Cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Process Node 3 nm (N3E) TSMC 4 nm (N4P)
TDP - 8 W

GPU

GPU Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU Adreno 750
GPU Architecture 5th Gen Valhall Architecture Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 903 MHz - 1000 MHz
Neural Processing Unit MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon NPU
Shading Units 1536 1536
Compute Performance 4.95 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes Yes
Max Refresh Rate 180 Hz at WQHD 240Hz (1080p), 120Hz (4K)
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0 FP
DirectX 12.1 12.1

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Frequency 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 4x16-bit channels
Max Bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 200 MP (single)
Max Display Resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Video Recording 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS
Video Playback 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Integrated 5G Modem Snapdragon X75 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 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 FastConnect 7800 (Wi-Fi 7)
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC