MediaTek Dimensity 9500
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4210 (4210 vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs May 2022)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2025
Launch Date
May 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
-
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4210
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU name
Adreno 730
1750 MHz
GPU frequency
900 MHz
128
Shading units
-
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
WQHD+ 180Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 2500 Mbps
Yes
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
-
6.0
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
5333 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

2MB/1MB/512KB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.3
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
MediaTek NPU 990
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9500
4007 +141%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9500
11217 +167%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500
4011932 +240%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
22918
Lenovo Legion Y700 2023
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
Motorola Moto X30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1026
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
992
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
41503
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
18131