MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Launch Date
July 2022
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6983Z
SM8650-AB
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Mali-G710 MP10
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
933 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7913 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
10
2
Shading units
96
786
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3750 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
60 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek APU 590
Hexagon
TDP
4 W
6 W

Advantages

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (60 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (July 2022 vs March 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Dimensity 9000 Plus
+1% 1654
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Dimensity 9000 Plus
+13% 4517
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991

AnTuTu 10

Dimensity 9000 Plus
1205207
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+55% 1865243

SiliconCat Rating

30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
34
Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9000 Plus
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Related SoC Comparisons