Dimensity 9000
							MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        MediaTek
                                                                            
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                                                            
                                
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        November 2021
                                                                            
                                    
                                        November 2022
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                MT6983
                                                            
                            
                                SM8550-AB
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
                                                            
                            
                                1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
                                                            
                        
                                Cores
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                        
                                Technology
                                                            
                            
                                4 nm
                                                            
                            
                                4 nm
                                                            
                        
                                Frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3050 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9-A
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Mali-G710 MP10
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 740
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                850 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                680 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                3200 x 1440
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                1.632 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                3.4816 TFLOPS
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                10
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                96
                                                            
                            
                                1280
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                12
                                                            
                            
                                12.1
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                5.3
                                                            
                            
                                5.3
                                                            
                        
                                Wi-Fi
                                                            
                            
                                6
                                                            
                            
                                7
                                                            
                        
                                Navigation
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
                                                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                Memory type
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5X
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5X
                                                            
                        
                                Memory frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3750 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                4200 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                L2 Cache
                                                            
                            
                                1 MB
                                                            
                            
                                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 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)
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                4 W
                                                            
                            
                                6.3 W
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                    
                                    - Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3050 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (November 2021 vs November 2022)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Dimensity 9000
									
								
								
																		
										1084337
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
									
								
								
																			
											+45%
										
																		
										1568165
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									373761 
																	
								
									374167 
																			
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									277112 
																	
								
									614107 
																			
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									202747 
																	
								
									302213 
																			
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									230717 
																	
								
									277678 
																			
																	
							
						
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							AiTuTu 3
											Score
										
									
									
										Dimensity 9000
									
								
								
																		
										124283
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
									
								
								
																			
											+807%
										
																		
										1126652
									
								
								Performance
Image Classification
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									78174 
																	
								
									257834 
																			
																	
							Object Detection
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									33297 
																	
								
									279583 
																			
																	
							Super Resolution
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									1598 
																	
								
									279014 
																			
																	
							Style Transfer
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									11214 
																	
								
									310221 
																			
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Dimensity 9000
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1599
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +25%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        1993
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Dimensity 9000
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        4199
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +27%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        5328
                                        
                                    
                                    FP32 (float)
                                            Dimensity 9000
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1682
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +101%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        3377
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								48
							
							
								Ranks 48 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								34
							
							
								Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
							
						Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            