Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Dimensity 9600M
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (with Adreno 845 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 6
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 85.3 GB/s)
- 19% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4210 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 4945K vs 4011K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1393171 | 1043247 |
| GPU | 1707388 | 1510982 |
| Memory | 746934 | 667254 |
| UX | 1097892 | 790449 |
| Total score | 4945385 | 4011932 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Dimensity 9600MCPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.01 GHz – 3x 4.03 GHz – 3x 3.74 GHz – |
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 5010 MHz | 4210 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 | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 845 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | - | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | - | 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 | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | - | 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 - H.266 (VVC) - 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 | Qualcomm X105 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14800 Mbps | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | MT6994 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site | - |
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