Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro vs Dimensity 9600 Pro
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (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.
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 6 Pro
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (5110 vs 4550 MHz)
- 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 benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1368930 | 1388289 |
| GPU | 1854826 | 1881401 |
| Memory | 865423 | 488503 |
| UX | 746233 | 1079840 |
| Total score | 4835412 | 4838033 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 9245 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Dimensity 9600 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.11 GHz – Canyon 3x 4.03 GHz – Gelas-b 3x 3.74 GHz – Gelas |
2x 4.55 GHz – C2-Ultra 3x 4.35 GHz – C2-Pro 3x 3.1 GHz – C2-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 5110 MHz | 4550 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 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 | 5333 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 4.1 |
| 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 - 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
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.1 | - |
| 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 | - | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site |
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