Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9500s
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (with Adreno 840 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 3032K
- 24% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3730 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
- Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 896417 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 1062397 |
| Memory | 442350 | 451911 |
| UX | 900177 | 621314 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 3032039 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | [85 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | 374.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | 259.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | 301.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | 231.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | 267.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 37.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | 86.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | 10 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 79 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | 25 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | 1.65 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | 72.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | 3653.8 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 50 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2737 | - |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 12156 | - |
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6490 | - |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31126 | - |
| Video editing score | 8963 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 19422 | - |
| Photo editing score | 62111 | - |
| Writing score | 40875 | - |
| Phones tested | 13 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (H1roshi) | AnTuTu | 3530859 |
| π 2026-09-11 (Rtesh) | AnTuTu | 3886893 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Ranit) | AnTuTu | 3974227 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Dipshit6769) | AnTuTu | 3835023 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Pavel) | AnTuTu | 3959848 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu | 2828966 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Yoo) | AnTuTu | 2705845 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Dmitry) | AnTuTu | 2823040 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Ylan) | AnTuTu | 2931015 |
| π 2026-08-24 (Anonymoua) | AnTuTu | 2635219 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Dimensity 9500sCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3730 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - 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 X85 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site |
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