MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs October 2023)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
-
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4210
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU name
Adreno 750
1750 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
128
Shading units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
WQHD+ 180Hz
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Yes
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5333 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
2MB/1MB/512KB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
-
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.3
Instruction set
ARMv9
MediaTek NPU 990
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9500
4007
+83%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9500
11217
+58%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500
4011932
+107%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
22918
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
14221
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1357
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
802
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
12247
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9078
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
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