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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
66.1CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
80.1Benchmarks49.1
84Efficiencyspec-based32.1
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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 31
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 49
  • 662% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 118,830
  • 243% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 795,334
  • 175% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 294,736

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20262021
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.73 GHz+26%2.96 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUMediaTek NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X15 LTE
Max download7 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.45.1

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 112,726,802+243%Top 17%795,334Top 75%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+175%Top 17%294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+662%Top 17%118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+156%Top 6%160,316Top 70%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+171%Top 17%221,452Top 81%
Geekbench 6 (single)—870Top 64%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,900Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Top 84%

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