Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 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 (2500 MHz vs 3730 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (August 2024 vs January 2026)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
August 2024
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM7635
Model Name
MT6991Z/ECZB
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver
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
2500 MHz
Frequency
3730 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
-
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
-
Shading units
128
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
3360 x 1600
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

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4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
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
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU
-
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, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv8.6-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1196
Dimensity 9500s
2585 +116%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3087
Dimensity 9500s
8474 +175%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
809304
Dimensity 9500s
3232476 +299%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Fairphone 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
414
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2342
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Fairphone 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
40858
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
102676
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Realme 14 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
14158
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
16575