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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
66.1CPU37.2
—GPU34.3
80.1Benchmarks55.9
—AIspec-based64
84Efficiencyspec-based55.9
8 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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 37
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 56
  • 433% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 169,822
  • 162% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 1,040,324
  • 113% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 379,461

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20262020
Process3 nm+40%5 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.73 GHz+31%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPUMediaTek NPUHexagon 780
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X60 5G
Max download7 Gbps7.5 Gbps+7%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.45.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu 112,726,802+162%Top 17%1,040,324Top 56%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+113%Top 17%379,461Top 56%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+433%Top 17%169,822Top 64%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+104%Top 6%200,968Top 53%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+107%Top 17%290,073Top 56%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,450Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,650Top 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,550Top 66%

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