Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (with Adreno 840 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (Mali-G2 Ultra NX 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 MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 84.8 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~38%)
- Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 22%) AnTuTu 11 score β 4838K vs 3950K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 1388289 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 1881401 |
| Memory | 442350 | 488503 |
| UX | 900177 | 1079840 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 4838033 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 79 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 50 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 | 9245 |
| 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 2026-10-28 (AmooArman) | AnTuTu 12 | 4414147 |
| π 2026-10-27 -> r_decardona | AnTuTu 12 | 4175199 |
| π 2026-10-27 -> r_decardona | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3204 / 11048 |
| π 2026-10-27 (erylia) | AnTuTu 12 | 4369760 |
| π 2026-10-25 (KarlderaL) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 6887 / 20068 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Dimensity 9600 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
2x 4.55 GHz β C2-Ultra 3x 4.35 GHz β C2-Pro 3x 3.1 GHz β C2-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4740 MHz | 4550 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 6th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 5529.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.2 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 1090 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR6 |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 128 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| 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 - H.266 (VVC) - 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 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | MT6995 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site |
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