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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
66.1CPU54.2
—GPU57.9
80.1Benchmarks76
84Efficiencyspec-based66.5
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 54
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 76
  • 26% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 643,922
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 20% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 410,777 vs 341,129

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Announced20262023
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.73 GHz+13%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 750
GPU clock—903 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X75 5G
Max download7 Gbps10 Gbps+43%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
AnTuTu 112,726,802+18%Top 17%2,312,709Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+26%Top 17%643,922Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+15%Top 17%790,016Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+20%Top 6%341,129Top 25%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+12%Top 17%537,642Top 20%
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,250Top 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,100Top 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,800Top 14%

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