Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Flagship

The Snapdragon 8 Elite and the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 are within 4% of each other on AnTuTu v11 (28.39 Lakhs vs 27.27 Lakhs). In Geekbench, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is 28% faster in single-core and 24% faster in multi-core.

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Elite leads

19% higher peak CPU clock

4.32 GHz vs 3.62 GHz
24% faster in Geekbench multi-core

9,584 vs 7,704
28% faster in Geekbench single-core

3,312 vs 2,579

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 leads

50% larger L3 cache

12 MB vs 8 MB
47% more GPU compute power

4952 GFLOPS vs 3379.2 GFLOPS
1% faster RAM

5333 MHz vs 5300 MHz

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+4% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 28,39,439

Dimensity 9400 27,27,422

Geekbench Single-Core

+28% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 3,312

Dimensity 9400 2,579

Geekbench Multi-Core

+24% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 9,584

Dimensity 9400 7,704

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Snapdragon 8 Elite Dimensity 9400

Overview

Launch Date: October 2024; October 9, 2024
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Qualcomm; MediaTek
Model Number: SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC; MT6991

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)
6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M); 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925
3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720
Max Frequency: 4320 MHz; 3620 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9.2-A
Process Node: 3 nm; 3 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; TSMC
L2 Cache: 12 MB; 2 MB
L3 Cache: 8 MB; 12 MB
TDP: 8 W; -

GPU

GPU Name: Adreno 830; Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU
GPU Frequency: 1100 MHz; 1612 MHz
Shading Units: 512; 1536
FLOPS: 3379.2 GFLOPS; 4952 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; Yes
NPU: Hexagon NPU; MediaTek NPU 890
API Support: OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3; Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: Up to 5300 MHz; 5333 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 4x16-bit
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

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320 MP; 320 MP
Video Capture: 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 1080p at 480FPS; 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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, VP8, VP9, AV1; H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC
Audio Codecs: AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX; AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem: Snapdragon X80 5G; -
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 10 Gbps; 7 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; NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS