Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- 10% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 4210 MHz)
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9.2-A)
- 43% higher compute performance (5.271 vs 3.68 TFLOPS)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +4%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 1,021,103 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 1,369,827 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 372,002 |
| UX | 865,161 | 821,345 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 3,584,277 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +7%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +16%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 3,295 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 9,391 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Mediatek Dimensity 9500
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | september 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | MT6993 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 5.271 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz at WQHD+ |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | 3GPP Release 17 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 10.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |