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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
66.1CPU45.7
—GPU45.3
80.1Benchmarks68.4
84Efficiencyspec-based71.4
9 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 46
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 68
  • 89% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 905,149 vs 478,204
  • 59% higher AnTuTu: 2,726,802 vs 1,709,606
  • 56% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 809,783 vs 518,231

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A7201x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.73 GHz+24%3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPUArm Immortalis-G925Adreno 735

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Modem3GPP Release-17 5G modemSnapdragon X70 5G
Max download7 Gbps+40%5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max displayWQHD+ @ 180Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9500s versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9500sQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTu 112,726,802+59%Top 17%1,709,606Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)809,783+56%Top 17%518,231Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)905,149+89%Top 17%478,204Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)410,777+32%Top 6%310,205Top 37%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)601,093+49%Top 17%402,966Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,950Top 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,200Top 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,300Top 39%

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