MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9000, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1099019
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU362347679852
GPU2907341283493
Memory192671646515
UX253267505422
NanoReview Score10990193115282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
7912
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
n/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test47 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1585
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4169
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression137.6 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser122.4 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering168.9 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur12.5 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing41.5 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection104.6 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR137.7 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.33 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1/3.05 (Cortex-X2)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3050 4600
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 8 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G710 MP10 n/a
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen n/a
GPU Frequency 848 MHz n/a
Execution Units 10 n/a
Shader Units 64 n/a
Total shader 640 n/a
FLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3750 MHz n/a
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 60 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 24 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3200x1440 pixels n/a
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7000 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2021 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6983 SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9000 the clear winner in this comparison.

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