Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series vs Dimensity 9600M
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series (with Adreno 840 (8 CUs) graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9600M (Mali-G1 Ultra 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
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 4210 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~43%)
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
- Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score β 4011K vs 3531K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1072515 | 1043247 |
| GPU | 1108332 | 1510982 |
| Memory | 543094 | 667254 |
| UX | 807437 | 790449 |
| Total score | 3531378 | 4011932 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Samples | Less than 3 | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Samples | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu | 3457874 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series and Dimensity 9600MCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 (8 CUs) | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2457.6 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 100 TOPS |
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 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| 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 10700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-1-AB | MT6994 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series official site | - |
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