MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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 8s Gen 4
2082208
CPU596645475806
GPU1159624881311
Memory402762390065
UX402807335026
NanoReview Score25618382082208
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11703
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
n/a
Graphics Test70 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8969
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6880
File Compression348.3 MB/s293.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser270 pages/s196.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering290.1 MP/sec221.6 MP/sec
Background Blur32.3 frames/s24.1 frames/s
Photo Processing86.9 frames/s63.9 frames/s
Image Detection224.6 frames/s154.6 frames/s
HDR278.6 MP/sec217.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.44 MP/sec8.01 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3630 3210
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 8.2 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 825
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 1150 MHz
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 1536 1024
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12

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 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 76.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

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

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 4200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/CZA MT6991W/CZA SM8735

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
8 (44.44%)
10 (55.56%)
Total Votes: 18

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