Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Geekbench 6 shows 183% faster single-core and 193% faster multi-core performance
- 354% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 789K)
- 68% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- 882% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
- 67% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +354%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 143,807 |
| UX | 821,345 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +183%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +193%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 3,206 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6993 | SM7635 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 0.537 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 144 Hz (FHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS, 1080p @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | - |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |