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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
66.1CPU24.3
80.1Benchmarks36
84Efficiencyspec-based54.9
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 36
  • 2963% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 29,548
  • 478% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 471,425
  • 371% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 601,093 vs 127,750

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20262023
Process3 nm+50%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7204x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3.73 GHz+33%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUMediaTek NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
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 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture8K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu 112,726,802+478%Top 17%471,425Top 100%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+337%Top 17%185,372Top 100%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+2963%Top 17%29,548Top 100%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+219%Top 6%128,755Top 98%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+371%Top 17%127,750Top 100%
Geekbench 6 (single)—470Top 83%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,500Top 84%

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