MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
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 835
368607
CPU59664597035
GPU1159624116400
Memory40276287397
UX40280767775
NanoReview Score2561838368607
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11703
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
1165
Stabilityn/a95 %
Graphics Test70 fps6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
415
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8969
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
1508
File Compression348.3 MB/s89.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser270 pages/s51.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering290.1 MP/sec58.8 MP/sec
Background Blur32.3 frames/s2.83 frames/s
Photo Processing86.9 frames/s12 frames/s
Image Detection224.6 frames/s14.1 frames/s
HDR278.6 MP/sec55.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.44 MP/sec2.43 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 4/2.45 (Kryo 280 Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 280 Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3630 2450
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) 8.2 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 540
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 12 4
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 1536 256
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 363.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon 682

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
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 X16
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 16
5G Support Yes No
Download speed n/a Up to 1000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced October, 2024 yr November, 2016 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/CZA MT6991W/CZA MSM8998

Results

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

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