MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500s with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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 9500s

2620

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

2031

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

8250

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

5603

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP		7.5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Adreno 735
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	12	3
Shaders	1536	768
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 36MP	1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@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	6.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS