Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
November 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Dimensity 9400
Architecture
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)
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3400 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
-
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1300 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 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, 2x 25MP
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Yes
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Dimensity 9400
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (January 2021 vs November 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Dimensity 9400
+146%
2832
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Dimensity 9400
+259%
11974
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Dimensity 9400
+343%
3553537
SiliconCat Rating
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9400
