Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and MediaTek Dimensity 9500
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
308333
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3449366
CPU104065786574
GPU393621422243
Memory92127725851
UX72779514698
NanoReview Score3083333449366
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
588
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
412
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3381
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
1444
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
11289
File Compression90 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser46.2 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering64.4 MP/secn/a
Background Blur3.06 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing11.7 frames/sn/a
Image Detection16.3 frames/sn/a
HDR51.6 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing2.52 MP/secn/a

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 59 FPS (Medium) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Low) n/a
FortniteFortnite 23 FPS (Low) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 65 FPS (Low) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 62 FPS (Medium) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 54 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 26 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (1080x2400) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver Cortex-A53)
- 2/4 (Cortex-X930 Travis)
- 6/2.4 (Cortex-A730 Gelas)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 4000
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 3 nm

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 n/a
Architecture Adreno 600 n/a
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 n/a
Shader Units 128 n/a
Total shader 128 n/a
FLOPS 285.2 GFLOPS 5315 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 MediaTek NPU 9.0
GPU Frequency n/a 100 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 8 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels n/a
Camera 1x64 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Low end Flagship
Codename SM6225 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 the clear winner in this comparison.

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