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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
30.2Inno Score
66.1CPU22.1
80.1Benchmarks23.7
84Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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 22
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 24
  • 55% higher Max clock: 3.73 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Announced20262021
Process3 nm+50%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7204x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3.73 GHz+55%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
NPUMediaTek NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X11 LTE
Max download7 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.45.1

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture8K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 680
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,726,802Top 17%290,000
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783Top 17%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149Top 17%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777Top 6%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093Top 17%—
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Top 85%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,400Top 86%

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