Dimensity 9000
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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
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)
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
29
Ranks 29 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
