MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750. 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
8 advantages
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15% higher AnTuTu score
27.27 Lakhs vs 23.68 Lakhs
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16% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,704 vs 6,626
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19% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,579 vs 2,162
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220 MHz higher CPU clock
3620 MHz vs 3400 MHz
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs TSMC 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS vs 3584 GFLOPS
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533 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8650-AB, SM8650-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 |
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 Frequency | 3620 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | TSMC 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Adreno 750 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 4952 GFLOPS | 3584 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek NPU 890 | 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 | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| 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 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS |
| 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, AV1, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X75 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 27,27,422 | 23,68,420 |
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| CPU | 8,49,678 | 6,52,232 |
| GPU | 9,32,204 | 8,24,065 |
| Memory | 3,52,736 | 3,30,935 |
| UX | 5,92,804 | 5,61,188 |
| Single-Core | 2,579 | 2,162 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,704 | 6,626 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
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