Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 825 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Geekbench 6 shows 36% faster single-core and 60% faster multi-core performance
- 28% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- 5% Faster CPU clock speed (3200 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 117% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 120% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 958K)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.3
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +120%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 481,122 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 143,582 |
| UX | 341,272 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +36%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +60%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 4,361 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8735 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
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 | 3200 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 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 | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |