Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 4.21 GHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (October 2024 vs September 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
System Level Cache (SLC)
10 MB
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
MT6993
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz Arm C1-Ultra + 3x 3.50 GHz Arm C1-Premium + 4x 2.70 GHz Arm C1-Pro
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
4.21 GHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 830
GPU name
Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
Execution units
12
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
OpenCL 3.0
1.3
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.4
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
WQHD+
Connectivity
-
Cellular specific functions
5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active, Dual Data, SA and NSA, SA Option 2, NSA Option 3/3a/3x, NR FR1 TDD+FDD, DSS, 256QAM, VoNR, EPS fallback
-
Cellular technologies
3GPP Release 17, Sub-6GHz (FR1), 2G-5G multi-mode, 5G-CA, 4G-CA, 5G FDD/TDD, 4G FDD/TDD, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE, GSM
-
Downlink functions
Sub-6 DL 5CC 350 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, low-band DL 4x4 MIMO
10
Download speed
Up to 7.4 Gbps
-
Modem power saving technologies
MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0, Release 17 Power Saving Enhancement
-
Uplink functions
Sub-6 UL 2CC 200 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, FDD UL 2x2 MIMO, PC2
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
Yes
Yes
5G support
Yes
6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0, dual Bluetooth engine, up to 12 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Triple Band Triple Concurrency, up to 7.3 Gbps
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
10667 MT/s
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-
Miscellaneous
24 MB
L2 Cache
7 MB total (1x 2 MB + 3x 1 MB + 4x 512 KB)
-
L3 cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.1 (4-lane)
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
8K at 60 FPS; 4K at 120 FPS with EIS; 4K at 60 FPS cinematic mode
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264), VP9, AV1
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
8K at 60 FPS, 10-bit
-
Display refresh rate
180 Hz
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
Armv9.3-A, AArch64, SME2
-
AI features
Agentic AI Engine, Gemini Nano 4, Qwen 3.5 Omni 4B, 4K text-to-image generation, AI super zoom, AI composition assistance, AI anti-shake, camera agent
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990 + ultra-efficient CIM NPU
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
+17%
Dimensity 9600M
2832
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
+24%
Dimensity 9600M
7925
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819
Dimensity 9600M
5272
+38%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3126402
Dimensity 9600M
4011932
+28%
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