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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
MediaTek Dimensity 9000

MediaTek

Flagship

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 6 wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 runs the ARM Mali-G710 MC10. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.

Where each chip wins

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

6 advantages

  • 18% higher AnTuTu score

    17.56 Lakhs vs 14.82 Lakhs

  • 41% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    5,037 vs 3,582

  • 82% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,942 vs 1,065

  • 310 MHz higher CPU clock

    3360 MHz vs 3050 MHz

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2208.8 GFLOPS vs 1085.5 GFLOPS

  • 450 MHz higher RAM speed

    4200 MHz vs 3750 MHz

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +18% faster 17,56,001
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 14,82,293

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +82% faster 1,942
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 1,065

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +41% faster 5,037
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 3,582

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Overview
Launch Date November 2022 November 2021
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Qualcomm MediaTek
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 MT6983
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
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
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3050 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
TDP 8.5 W 4 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 740 ARM Mali-G710 MC10
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 848 MHz
Shading Units 1024 64
FLOPS 2208.8 GFLOPS 1085.5 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU MediaTek APU 590
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency 4200 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 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
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 320 MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K WQHD+
Video Playback 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X70 5G MediaTek M80 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 7.0 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
AnTuTu v11
Total 17,56,001 14,82,293
CPU 5,58,984 5,66,147
GPU 4,39,885 2,88,636
Memory 3,01,880 2,03,966
UX 4,55,252 4,23,544
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,942 1,065
Multi-Core 5,037 3,582

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
CPU Score
64
61
GPU Score
79
60
Memory Score
90
85
Total Score
78
69

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