MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
66.1CPU41.7
—GPU40.6
80.1Benchmarks58.4
84Efficiencyspec-based64.1
3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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 42
- Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 58
- 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
- 24% higher Max clock: 3.73 GHz vs 3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 43% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 7 Gbps
General
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | 3 nm+25% | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A720 | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max clock | 3.73 GHz+24% | 3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU clock | — | 818 MHz |
AI
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-10667 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | 3GPP Release-17 5G modem | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| Max download | 7 Gbps | 10 Gbps+43% |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | WQHD+ @ 180Hz | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 8K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,726,802Top 17% | 1,150,000 |
| 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) | — | 1,720Top 27% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 4,300Top 31% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 2,500Top 48% |
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