Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
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: 4210 (3200 MHz vs 4210)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (November 2022 vs September 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
November 2022
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
-
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
4210
GPU Specifications
Adreno 740
GPU name
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
680 MHz
GPU frequency
1750 MHz
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
1280
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
WQHD+ 180Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
Yes
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
1 MB
L2 Cache
2MB/1MB/512KB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
6.3 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.3
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Dimensity 9500
4007
+101%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Dimensity 9500
11217
+111%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
Dimensity 9500
4011932
+159%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
18518
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
22918
3DMark Solar Bay
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5622
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
15142
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
549
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1381
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
527
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
6471
Vivo X300s
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
15176
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1185
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13757
Vivo iQOO 15T
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
19933
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3860
Honor Magic8 Pro Air
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
7450
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
14583
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
21035
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
54872
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
19449
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3713
Xiaomi 17T Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
6253
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