Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and MediaTek Dimensity 9500s mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3730 MHz (2200 MHz vs 3730 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (September 2022 vs January 2026)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2022
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6450
Model Name
MT6991Z/ECZB
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2200 MHz
Frequency
3730 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 710
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
-
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
-
Shading units
128
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 2900 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
2 MB
-
L3 cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
946
Dimensity 9500s
2585 +173%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2750
Dimensity 9500s
8474 +208%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
594398
Dimensity 9500s
3232476 +444%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
737054
Dimensity 9500s
3032039 +311%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Reno14 F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
244
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2345
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X50
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
2391
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
18356
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Honor X50
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
614
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
6194
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Oppo Reno14 F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
64431
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
102676
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
13818
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
16575