MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 9500

Snapdragon 636

174837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 636

274

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 636

1129

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency		1333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 509
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units		1
Shaders		128
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS