Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
November 2022
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3400 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
-
GPU frequency
680 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
1280
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
TDP
6.3 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (November 2022 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Dimensity 9400
+42%
2832
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Dimensity 9400
+125%
11974
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1535202
Dimensity 9400
+131%
3553537
SiliconCat Rating
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
