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Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
VS
Dimensity 9600 Pro
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Dimensity 9600 Pro

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (with Adreno 850 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (62)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4550 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 5195K vs 4838K
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
  • Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 12% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 113.8 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
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Dimensity 9600 Pro

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 1407243 1388289
GPU 1940214 1881401
Memory 739539 488503
UX 1108982 1079840
Total score 5195978 4838033
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 4310 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 18485 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 9245

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Dimensity 9600 Pro

CPU

Architecture 2x 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz – 		2x 4.55 GHz – C2-Ultra
3x 4.35 GHz – C2-Pro
3x 3.1 GHz – C2-Pro
Cores 8 8
Frequency 5010 MHz 4550 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.4-A ARMv9.3-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache - 16 MB
Process 2 nanometers 2 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 850 Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12
Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 6th gen
GPU frequency 1450 MHz 1800 MHz
Pipelines 3 12
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1536 1536
FLOPS 4454.4 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 LPDDR6 LPDDR6
Memory frequency 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x 24 Bit 4x 24 Bit
Max bandwidth 113.8 Gb/s 128 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2540 -
Max camera resolution - 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
- H.266 (VVC)
- 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 Qualcomm X105 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 14800 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 4200 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 8 7
Bluetooth 6.3 6.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026 September 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8975 MT6995
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
517 (42.1%)
712 (57.9%)
Total votes: 1229

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Comments

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Cyrax October 7, 2026 at 06:32 AM
Dimensity Antutu memory score - 488503 Snapdragon Antutu memory score - 739539 • Dimensity memory Bandwidth - 128 Gb/s Snapdragon memory Bandwidth - 113.8 Gb/s • Dimensity memory MHz - 5333 Snapdragon memory MHz - 5300 • • Evidence that antutu scores are just number inflation 😂. How do they evaluate those millions? I pity people using antutu.
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Mei October 4, 2026 at 08:15 AM
Still have a big debate in big 2026🤣🤣, just choose which one you like(phone brand), I already use both dimensity 9400 and the first snapdragon 8 elite both still smooth, not a single lag that I found with those 2 up until now, so this number moving forward is a total bullshit🤣
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Lee Jae myoeng October 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Let's predict that the Exynos 2700 will beat the QUALCOMM Snapdragon.
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toothpaste October 1, 2026 at 03:03 AM
Glad to see some Dimensity 9600Pro to be available, on either iQOO, OnePlus Ace or on Redmi devices for next 2027, like time to move on from Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Its still a goated SoC in 2025. Time to tell as the price calms down for in 2028.. Wdyt?
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Kep September 29, 2026 at 04:18 AM
Bandwidth memory: Dimen 128gb/s>Snap 113gb/s Antutu memory: Dimen 400k~ Snap 700k~🤔🤫
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Cake September 29, 2026 at 03:07 PM
That's what buffles me
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Exynos my ass September 25, 2026 at 08:57 AM
Glad to see mediatek is doing well. Better performance and power efficiency at cheaper rate than 8 elite exynos gen 6
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Hindu September 24, 2026 at 05:12 PM
Please correct mistakes that above mentioned about this processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 not support LPDDR6 Ram and only support LPDDR5X at 5300 MHz ram and not support 8k at 60 fps video capture and only support max 4K at 120 fps video capture Please correct above mention information
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Idk September 27, 2026 at 03:26 AM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Supports LPDDR6 please Further research
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Idk September 28, 2026 at 03:08 AM
I went to official Qualcomm website and it's support LPDDR5X and LPDDR6 at 5300 MHz and it's does support 8K 60FPS
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Shreyash September 24, 2026 at 04:05 PM
the fact is both runs at 4.0 to 4.2 ghz normally while playing games, they will only peak ones when the shot is intense heavy on cpu so that 4.55 and 5.01 ghz doesn't matter, both will end up running on 4ghz only.
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Mistake in description. September 24, 2026 at 09:03 AM
Snapdragon 8 extreme elite gen 6 is able to use memory LPDDR5x.
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Rakan September 23, 2026 at 09:24 PM
On my S26 Ultra, I reached a multi-core score of 12,136 points, yet a processor that is a full generation newer outperforms it by only 800 points—how embarrassing.
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Shadow September 24, 2026 at 08:26 PM
S26 ultra has a overclocked leading version of sd 8 Elite gen 5 and I think this year they focused more on sustaining performance rather than peak performance
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AMDomination September 23, 2026 at 06:33 PM
"eLiTe ExTrEmE" my ass, more like Firedragon Low-Class Severely Mediocre Gen 67. This is why the Dimensity 9600 is leagues ahead in terms of overall performance. Qualcomm with their naming scheme and their insanely, ridiculously stupid 5.0Ghz processor makes them look like they're becoming circus show with this year's release that it'll simply fail and overheat easily in 0.1 seconds. How sad and pathetic!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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pathetic September 23, 2026 at 08:33 PM
And odd of suddenly, out of nothing, over.5mil from a 4,8mil points, antutu .. so weak it is .. xr o3 seems are the thorn in the butt! 👎
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penetrate INto THE ASS September 30, 2026 at 01:58 AM
pathetic, Truth nuke. xiaomi will just become another huawei and make more processors that will be significantly worse after the xr o3 anyway 👍👍
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farahead 👌 October 1, 2026 at 05:14 PM
'penetrator', the real truth nuke ... a few years back it was reported that Huawei was licencing around 70 Apple patents. The same report said Apple was licencing almost 800 Huawei patents.. so, to be alike that powerhouse is in Xiaomi very favor & pride, and an far ahead indeed as is xr o3! 👍✨ However, fraudulent tweaking the new score points are 'extremely' the lame & shame .. 👎
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tootpaste September 23, 2026 at 03:13 AM
The Dimensity 9600 Pro is getting 18% Less Power Draw than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in terms of GPU Performance. D9600 getting a bit faster in 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, at around ~4400 vs ~4300. Both SoCs are tested in the Development Reference Design. --- In CPU Performance, the 8EE6 is slightly faster than D9600 Pro in Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core, getting around almost ~13000 vs ~12200. Peak CPU Power in GB6 benchmark got ~20W on 8EE5 and ~18W on D9600 Pro. However, its intersting that the D9600Pro's CPU is getting More Power Efficient than the 8EE6 Oryon CPU when the Power target is under
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Enjoy py September 23, 2026 at 01:39 AM
Sanpdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 like Sanpdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 OC only 😕
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Hellen September 22, 2026 at 09:20 AM
We need more data Please up u test result guys.
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sintex September 22, 2026 at 07:18 AM
Right now everything is blurry because phones aren't released with these chips yet. Remember the final results depends on the specific phone cooling system and OS optimisation. Pick your brand wisely.
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Celly September 21, 2026 at 04:06 AM
If u guys bought phones thats have both chipset, plss update u test result *or maybe the next month the phones will be release.
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RandomAccessMemory September 20, 2026 at 08:17 PM
Hmm I'll just wait for Dimensity 9600 pro to be used in Redmi K100 Max to see how it performs with Built in Cooling fan. As for Snapdragon 8 elite gen 6 pro there's Redmagic and Iqoo 16 ultra, Honor Win for it. Tho they might actually change the Naming of those Phones in final Release.
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i-droid September 20, 2026 at 07:59 PM
Patiently waiting for real world performance test in games, since everything else is also affected by the cooling system of the device being shipped with what SOC. For now let's say it is what it is. Real world performance is the last results for consumers. Phones aren't out yet so no need to rant on which one is better. The cooling system decides
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AMDomination September 23, 2026 at 06:36 PM
You're basically waiting for nothing because not even the so-called "cooling system" will save those processors! Such merely trivial idea will no longer work as today's flagships will easily overheat with or without these systems.
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I'm fill seconds September 20, 2026 at 01:48 PM
MediaTek chose efficiency without performance sacrifice. Snapdragon always goes for higher clocks as usual. By my personal experience with both chips, none of them lags. Now it's your decision to choose the best brand that delivers better user experience with these processors. The OEMs have more control on the performance of the chip than the manufacturers. Choose smartphone brand and OS wisely because the cooling system of the device you choose affects these scores. For now everything is just rumors.
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thermalpaste September 20, 2026 at 05:14 AM
Dimensity 9600 PRO >= Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Not a toothpaste this time
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Dhruv September 20, 2026 at 03:29 AM
Unstoppable force vs immovable object pur battle will be legendary
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Urban September 19, 2026 at 03:45 PM
y'all broke who choose MediaTek remember that MTK got power consumption problem and yet they still can't fix it.
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Extreme ultra Violet Lithography September 23, 2026 at 09:23 AM
This dude still lives under a rock✌️😭
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Idkwhouaee September 23, 2026 at 09:44 AM
Back then, yes - they fixed it a long time ago and falling back on the "broke" part shows we are stuck in 2014 not realizing phones with SD or MTK at priced very similar, it's not they are 500 bucks cheaper, 50-100 bucks at best.
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Cake September 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Extreme ultra Violet Lithography, Don't mind him my guy
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Henrys September 19, 2026 at 03:44 PM
whoever selects MediaTek are broke, remember that MTK got power consumption problem like Unisoc
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Sankor September 22, 2026 at 04:09 PM
The person who commented after you made the same comment as you. Honestly, did you two friends really coordinate these comments? What exactly are you basing your claim that MTK still has serious power consumption issues on, and what experience are you basing that on? Have you ever used or experienced a device with an MTK processor?
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Editaddicts September 23, 2026 at 06:36 PM
Last year, OPPO Find X9 Pro with the DM9500 outperformed many 8 Elite Gen 5 phones with similar batter capacity.
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MrYu September 18, 2026 at 04:17 PM
Yoooo apple gonna have a lot of pressure this year....They went out of ideas so they already "innovated" variable aperture😂💀 A20 pro GPU op though I'll give them that💪🏻
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Ys Khan September 18, 2026 at 02:24 PM
Haha this time Snapdragon cooked by Dimensity 🔥🙈 hehe
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iamgay September 19, 2026 at 08:57 AM
nope honey you're delusional
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Phynxiswaitingforya September 19, 2026 at 02:11 PM
iamgay, The results ain't even out yet.
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Arthur September 18, 2026 at 04:59 AM
Snapdragon info is not real is rumours actual performance far better than this Snapdragon 8 elite gen 6 pro and antutu is 5.2m in red magic 12 pro plus
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Favi12 September 18, 2026 at 03:11 PM
Coping so hard and higher antutu number doesn't automatically mean you are better
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Unbiased September 19, 2026 at 06:16 AM
Favi12, Snapdragon has been consistently and historically proven to be better in real world use even if mediatek has scored higher on synthetic benchmarks, also this comment is so flawed, instead of making a proper explanation why his coping he instead insults the person and doesn't explain why a high score on synthetic benchmarks doesn't automatically mean it has high performance, i think youre the one whos coping
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iamhourny September 19, 2026 at 08:58 AM
Unbiased , so true darling, may i kiss you now.
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Favi12 September 20, 2026 at 06:47 AM
Unbiased , If you think coping is an insult, then I have nothing to say too you
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a05stech September 17, 2026 at 02:07 PM
Dimensity cooked this time
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iamgay September 19, 2026 at 08:58 AM
you can't afford it darling, your parents are poor
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Phynxiswaitingforya September 19, 2026 at 02:10 PM
iamgay, Yours are even poorer yet u pretend that u've got money.
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Idkwhouaee September 23, 2026 at 09:42 AM
iamgay, idk why people are on that "broke" mindset thinking MTK phones are budget phones, do ppl not realize they are very similar priced and maybe only 50-100 bucks cheaper?
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Editaddicts September 23, 2026 at 06:43 PM
iamgay, Go buy your hella expensive Virtue worth $500,000... Why speak to us poor people?
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Layla September 17, 2026 at 09:43 AM
Finally, worth opponent
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AllOnMe September 17, 2026 at 07:20 AM
Dimensity for sure....I've used both mediatek and snapdragon-powered phones (Xiaomi 15, Xiaomi 15T pro, Xiaomi 15 ultra)....Mediatek focuses on extreme power efficiency while giving 95% of snaprdagon's performance without cooking eggs AND maintaining constant fps without extreme heat issues like dragon...Also loads apps faster than snapdragon (small difference, you can only notice when u put phones side to side). On the other hand, snapdragon gets u the best performance but for short-term gaming periods...the choice is urs...both chips op
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MZo September 17, 2026 at 01:54 AM
What a battle! It's like Goku MUI vs Jiren The way MediaTek evolved in the last 5 years is absolutely insane.
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DijonMustard19 September 16, 2026 at 08:21 PM
They are so similar, honestly can’t tell which is better…
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Favi12 September 17, 2026 at 06:31 AM
Not at all they are not similar
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pavlecom September 18, 2026 at 08:47 PM
XR O3 .. i'll eat you alive!
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Favi12 September 16, 2026 at 07:17 PM
Snapdragon boys will not want to admit defeat the Dimensity take it overall and beat it in most categories that matters
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itel September 16, 2026 at 07:24 PM
exactly! I hated these yappers one day so i've always purchased phones with MediaTek only had Helios then moved to Dimensities and from heres I fell in love.
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Greg September 16, 2026 at 07:07 PM
so tied but Snapdragon is still will be good tho especially on Redmagic and Samsung S27
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azury September 16, 2026 at 07:19 PM
sorry greggy but MediaTek has to win this time so don't wait Scamsung or god damn ZTE garbage
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Extreme ultra Violet Lithography September 18, 2026 at 07:12 AM
Why do low IQ Snapdragon glazers always find an excuse to claim their chip is superior in every aspect? Your chip can still have serious thermal and throttling issues. Snapdragon is good, everyone will agree. But it ISN'T that good to deserve such glaze even with the help of Scamsung or ZTE the king of gimmick, greggy. The only reason why Qualcomm got glazed too much was because they had a huge advantage throughout the 2010s, especially in the Android flagship market, with the Snapdragon 800 series, strong modem technology, broad OEM support, and a mature software ecosystem. Qualcomm also relied on both Samsung and TSMC for manufacturing at different points, of course, with supply and process-node issues affecting some generations lmfao. But now, everything is different. It only took MediaTek 5 years just to overthrown your lovely problematic snapdragon socs brand.
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Sylvie September 19, 2026 at 03:42 PM
Extreme ultra Violet Lithography, ai generated comment holy
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