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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
55.6Inno Score
66.1CPU48.3
—GPU47.1
80.1Benchmarks69
84Efficiencyspec-based66.5
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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 48
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 69
  • 113% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 425,391
  • 56% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 1,751,352
  • 44% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 562,123

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • 43% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 7 Gbps

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Announced20262022
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.73 GHz+17%3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 740
GPU clock—680 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X70 5G
Max download7 Gbps10 Gbps+43%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.3

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
AnTuTu 112,726,802+56%Top 17%1,751,352Top 37%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+44%Top 17%562,123Top 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+113%Top 17%425,391Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+32%Top 6%310,153Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+32%Top 17%453,685Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,050Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,500Top 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,700Top 28%

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