MediaTek Dimensity 9400e vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 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 9400e
2093827
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU486666367514
GPU840527596874
Memory397851300073
UX368783297159
NanoReview Score20938271561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Testn/a77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
2233
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
7258
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression298.8 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser215.9 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering256.6 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur25.6 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing58.1 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection162.5 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR220 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.83 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3400 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion 16 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 12 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 1536 1536
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 790 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 67.2 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 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 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

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a SM8550-AB

Results

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

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