Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 9000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 (Mali-G710 MP10). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 173% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 22 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1504K vs 737K
- 39% higher CPU clock speed (3050 vs 2200 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~25%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 306912 | 546692 |
| GPU | 74254 | 290175 |
| Memory | 161784 | 237462 |
| UX | 194104 | 430138 |
| Total score | 737054 | 1504467 |
| Samples | [70 tests] | [14 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.8 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 65.8 pages/sec | 120.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.9 Mpixels/sec | 138.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 53.2 images/sec | 115.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 88.6 Mpixels/sec | 140.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.21 images/sec | 15.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 25.5 images/sec | 38.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.77 images/sec | 8.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.45 images/sec | 4.42 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.37 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.58 Gpixels/sec | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 227.3 FPS | 1296 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 15 tests | 10 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 200 | 775 |
| Stability | 99% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 6 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 2332 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11087 | - |
| Video editing score | 6838 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8252 | - |
| Photo editing score | 30771 | - |
| Writing score | 12967 | - |
| Phones tested | 10 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-17 (Sergey) | AnTuTu 12 | 787624 |
| π 2026-09-17 (zain) | AnTuTu 11 | 731773 |
| π 2026-08-30 (Alexis Santos) | AnTuTu 11 | 781186 |
| π 2026-08-30 (Iza) | AnTuTu 11 | 787589 |
| π 2026-08-28 (Joseph Gen number) | AnTuTu 11 | 811669 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| π 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9000CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.05 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 710 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 676 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 10 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 346.1 Gigaflops | 1085.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 590 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 22 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3200 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 Mbps | Up to 7000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2022 | November 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM6450 | MT6983 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
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