MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

MediaTek
Dimensity 9000
vs
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 870
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2021
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6983
SM8250-AC
Architecture
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3050 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Mali-G710 MP10
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
850 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
3200 x 1440
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
10
2
Shading units
96
512
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. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3750 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
60 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s

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, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Hexagon 698
TDP
4 W
6 W

Advantages

MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Dimensity 9000
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 60 Gbit/s (60 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2021 (November 2021 vs January 2021)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3050 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Dimensity 9000
+39% 1599
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Dimensity 9000
+26% 4199
Snapdragon 870
3336

AnTuTu 10

Dimensity 9000
+36% 1094654
Snapdragon 870
802221

FP32 (float)

Dimensity 9000
+24% 1682
Snapdragon 870
1358

SiliconCat Rating

31
Ranks 31 among all SOC on our website
49
Ranks 49 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9000
Snapdragon 870

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