MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2945
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 9400 Plus
9054
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processing MediaTek NPU 890 Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G925 MP12
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall
GPU frequency 1612 MHz
Execution units 12
Shaders 1536
DirectX 12.1
OpenCL API 3.0
Vulkan API 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP
Max Video Capture 8K@60fps 8K@60fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 2 2025 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA SM8850
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship