Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- 32% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 958K)
- 10% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 84% higher compute power (2 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- 12% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 1 year later - (November 2022 vs November 2021)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +32%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 259,548 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 143,582 |
| UX | 184,188 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 +7%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +17%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 4,361 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K HDR @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |