Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 888
vs
MediaTek
Dimensity 9000
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
MediaTek
Launch Date
December 2020
November 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
MT6983
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3050 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
Mali-G710 MP10
GPU frequency
840 MHz
850 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3200 x 1440
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
10
Shading units
512
96
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
60 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
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, 3x 32MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Yes
TDP
10 W
4 W

Advantages

MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Dimensity 9000
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3050 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 60 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 60 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2021 (December 2020 vs November 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Dimensity 9000
+8% 1599
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Dimensity 9000
+11% 4199

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 888
+5% 1772
Dimensity 9000
1682

SiliconCat Rating

35
Ranks 35 among all SOC on our website
31
Ranks 31 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Dimensity 9000

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