MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9000 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
TDP 4 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 590 Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 512
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 500
GPU frequency 850 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 10 1
Shaders 512 128
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3200x1440 2560x1600
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 25MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 2.5 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 2
Partnumber MT6983 SDM660
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 9000
1010753
Snapdragon 660
202037

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 9000
1278
Snapdragon 660
328

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 9000
4308
Snapdragon 660
1285