MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825. 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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18% higher AnTuTu score
27.27 Lakhs vs 23.14 Lakhs
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18% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,704 vs 6,511
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24% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,579 vs 2,073
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420 MHz higher CPU clock
3620 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
12 MB vs 8 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS vs 2355 GFLOPS
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533 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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 8s Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | Apirl 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM8735 |
| 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 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| Max Frequency | 3620 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU | Adreno 825 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 4952 GFLOPS | 2355 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 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | WQHD+ |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 | 4.2 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 | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 27,27,422 | 23,14,089 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8,49,678 | 6,98,018 |
| GPU | 9,32,204 | 7,98,999 |
| Memory | 3,52,736 | 3,16,914 |
| UX | 5,92,804 | 5,00,158 |
| Single-Core | 2,579 | 2,073 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,704 | 6,511 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
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