MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 855

518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

3942

Snapdragon 855

738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500

11178

Snapdragon 855

2593

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A730 (Gelas)	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 9.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency		2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Adreno 640
GPU Architecture		Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units		4
Shaders		384
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K
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		2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS