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MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Dimensity 9000
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Dimensity 9000
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced Dimensity 9000 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoCs, designed by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 9000
  • Dimensity 9000 has 10.39% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (850 vs 770 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 8.20 % higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 9000 ( 3300 vs 3050 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 28.00 % higher memory frequency than Dimensity 9000 ( 4800 vs 3750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 109.77 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 9000 ( 2109 K vs 1006 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Support 28.33 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 9000 ( 77 vs 60 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Dimensity 9000
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 254411 495720
GPU 384881 914123
Memory 180981 361002
UX 185288 338475
Total score 1005561 2109320

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 90% -
Graphics test 47 FPS -
Score 7853 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2260MHz
Turbo Frequency 3050MHz 3300MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 750
Architecture Valhall 3 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 850 MHz 770 MHz
Pipelines 10 -
Shading units 512 -
Total shaders 1024 -
FLOPS 1648 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 77 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3200 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X75
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G - -
Upload speed 5G Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G - -
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2021 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6983 SM8650-AB
Official page Dimensity 9000 official site Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site