Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 4210)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2024 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
-
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
4210

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
1750 MHz
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
Shading units
128
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
WQHD+ 180Hz

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
Yes
Yes
5G support
Yes
6
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990
24 MB
L2 Cache
2MB/1MB/512KB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
ARMv9.3

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
Dimensity 9500
4007 +21%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
Dimensity 9500
11217 +14%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864
Dimensity 9500
4011932 +33%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
29199
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
22918
3DMark Solar Bay
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
14221
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1357
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
12247
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ZenFone 12 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
213841
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Redmagic Tablet 3 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
26892
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431