Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 116467 | 786574 |
| GPU | 43728 | 1422243 |
| Memory | 109871 | 725851 |
| UX | 78916 | 514698 |
| NanoReview Score | 348982 | 3449366 |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 3 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 100 MB/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 39.7 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 59.8 MP/sec | n/a |
| Background Blur | 3.44 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 11 frames/s | n/a |
| Image Detection | 17 frames/s | n/a |
| HDR | 52 MP/sec | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 2.76 MP/sec | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 - 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
- 2/4 (Cortex-X930 Travis) - 6/2.4 (Cortex-A730 Gelas) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 | 4000 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 3 nm |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 610 | n/a |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution Units | 1 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 128 | n/a |
| Total shader | 128 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS | 5315 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 686 | MediaTek NPU 9.0 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 100 TOPS |
Memory
| 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
| Memory Type | UFS 2.2 | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x108 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6225-AD | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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