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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
66.1CPU34.4
—GPU29.8
80.1Benchmarks54.6
84Efficiencyspec-based37
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 55
  • 429% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 171,089
  • 175% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 990,057
  • 137% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 410,777 vs 173,146

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20262021
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock3.73 GHz+17%3.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon 698

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download7 Gbps7.5 Gbps+7%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.45.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTu 112,726,802+175%Top 17%990,057Top 62%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+114%Top 17%378,834Top 59%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+429%Top 17%171,089Top 62%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+137%Top 6%173,146Top 56%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+125%Top 17%266,988Top 64%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,050Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,000Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Top 72%

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