Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4210 (4000 MHz vs 4210)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2024 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Model Name
-
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4000 MHz
Frequency
4210

GPU Specifications

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GPU name
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
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GPU frequency
1750 MHz
-
Shading units
128
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
WQHD+ 180Hz

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
Yes
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

-
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
2MB/1MB/512KB
-
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
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
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.3
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Dimensity 9500
4007 +38%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840
Dimensity 9500
11217 +14%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241
Dimensity 9500
4011932 +26%