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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
41.1Inno Score
66.1CPU29.7
—GPU26.7
80.1Benchmarks50
84Efficiencyspec-based76.2
9 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

  • Stronger CPU score: 66 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 50
  • 593% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 130,677
  • 231% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 822,983
  • 178% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 290,799

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7204x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.73 GHz+55%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X62 5G
Max download7 Gbps+141%2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.45.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
AnTuTu 112,726,802+231%Top 17%822,983Top 73%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+178%Top 17%290,799Top 78%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+593%Top 17%130,677Top 70%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+142%Top 6%169,615Top 62%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+159%Top 17%231,892Top 73%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,020Top 51%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,930Top 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,020Top 81%

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