MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 3000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs March 2024)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2025
Launch Date
March 2024
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 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4210
Frequency
3000 MHz
GPU Specifications
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU name
Adreno 735
1750 MHz
GPU frequency
750 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
786
-
Execution units
2
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
WQHD+ 180Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 5000 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
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
2MB/1MB/512KB
L2 Cache
-
-
L3 cache
8 MB
- 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
6 W
ARMv9.3
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
MediaTek NPU 990
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9500
4007
+145%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9500
11217
+181%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500
4011932
+117%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1846775
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
22918
Realme GT 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
16149
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
14221
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5198
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1357
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
516
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
Xiaomi Poco F6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
435
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
12247
Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5241
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
Honor MagicPad 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1089
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1063
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54772
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431
OnePlus Nord 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
18902
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