Dimensity 9000
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6983
SM8650-AB
Architecture
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3050 MHz
3300 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G710 MP10
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
850 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
3200 x 1440
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
10
-
Shading units
96
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
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
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
60 Gbit/s
64 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 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Hexagon
TDP
4 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3050 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (60 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (November 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Dimensity 9000
1599
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+37%
2192
Multi Core
Dimensity 9000
4199
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+69%
7085
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9000
1094654
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+75%
1914201
SiliconCat Rating
29
Ranks 29 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
