MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
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 9400
2561838
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
453329
CPU596645147463
GPU115962487617
Memory40276292706
UX402807125543
NanoReview Score2561838453329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11703
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
n/a
Graphics Test70 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
940
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8969
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
2115
File Compression348.3 MB/s107 MB/s
HTML5 Browser270 pages/s56.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering290.1 MP/sec82.5 MP/sec
Background Blur32.3 frames/s5.26 frames/s
Photo Processing86.9 frames/s22.3 frames/s
Image Detection224.6 frames/s42.4 frames/s
HDR278.6 MP/sec66.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.44 MP/sec2.88 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3630 2300
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 12 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 8.2 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 619
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 1536 256
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X51
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2024 yr June, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/CZA MT6991W/CZA SM6375-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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