Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 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 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 32% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 124% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 2.35 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 53% faster single-core and 34% faster multi-core performance
- 70% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.11M)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +70%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 390,012 |
| UX | 821,345 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +53%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +34%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 6,989 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | N/A |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | SM8735 |
| 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 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | WQHD+ 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
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 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60 fps and slow motion 1080p @ 480 fps |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | - H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 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 |