Dimensity 9500s
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2026
October 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6991Z/ECZB
SM8750-AB
Architecture
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Cores
8
8
Technology
3 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3730 MHz
4320 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
Adreno 830
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
1100 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2540
FLOPS
-
3.744 TFLOPS
Shading units
128
-
OpenCL version
3.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.3
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
12.1
Connectivity
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
10
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4
6.0
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
5300 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
2 MB
24 MB
L3 cache
12 MB
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Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU
Hexagon
Advantages
Dimensity 9500s
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs October 2024)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (3730 MHz vs 4320 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Dimensity 9500s
2664
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+23%
3268
Multi Core
Dimensity 9500s
8391
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+21%
10149
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 9500s
+32%
4902
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3707
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500s
+10%
3331429
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3039566
SiliconCat Rating
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Elite
