Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series vs Dimensity 9500s
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series (with Adreno 840 (8 CUs) 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 V Series
- 24% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 3730 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3531K vs 3032K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~34%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1072515 | 896417 |
| GPU | 1108332 | 1062397 |
| Memory | 543094 | 451911 |
| UX | 807437 | 621314 |
| Total score | 3531378 | 3032039 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [85 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 374.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 259.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 301.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 231.8 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 267.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 37.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 86.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 10 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 25 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 1.65 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 72.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 3653.8 FPS |
| API | - | Vulkan |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 17 tests |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (El Bicho) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3349 / 10094 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
| π 2026-09-19 (NAIM KHAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 3115755 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Naim) | AnTuTu 12 | 2872829 |
| π 2026-09-15 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3274318 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu 11 | 2828966 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and Dimensity 9500sCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 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) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 (8 CUs) | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2457.6 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 | 6.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2026 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-1-AB | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site |
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