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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 9000

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Dimensity 9000
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Dimensity 9000

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 (Mali-G710 MP10). 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. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (22)

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 Gen 1
  • Performs 54% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1504K vs 1294K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Dimensity 9000

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
Dimensity 9000 +16%
1504467
CPU 490530 546692
GPU 202615 290175
Memory 221583 237462
UX 380143 430138
Total score 1294871 1504467
Samples [90 tests] [14 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 170.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 120.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 138.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 115.4 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 140.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 8.55 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.37 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 1296 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 10 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 775
Stability - 63%
Graphics test 5 FPS 6 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 2332
Stability 63% 71%
Graphics test 13 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing score 7311 -
Data manipulation score 10976 -
Photo editing score 27827 -
Writing score 15631 -
Phones tested 16 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> alominzikkAnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk)AnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu 111584537
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (DG)AnTuTu 111542660
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1)AnTuTu 111561642
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9000

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 818 MHz 848 MHz
Pipelines 2 10
Shading units 512 64
Total shaders 1024 640
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 1085.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 590

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 60 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3200 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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 X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 November 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 MT6983
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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Comments

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Reviewer December 15, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Here many information are wrong. Antutu gpu score of Dimensity 9000 is not 278k.It’s almost 300k in antutu V10. Cpu performance is way better than 8 gen.
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Kane December 1, 2024 at 12:01 PM
In Geekbench 6 both single core and multicore scores are better in dimensity. Dim 9000 scores 1700+ in single core and 4400+ in multicore. Please provide correct issue or people will buy phones with sd 8 gen 1 and will repent for heating issue and instability.
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Willy November 26, 2024 at 09:49 PM
Cpu is obviously better in dimensity 9000. Cpu score is better in dimensity 9000. There is not a huge gpu score gap.You are verdicting gpu only by antutu.check other apps. Gpu is almost same. Please correct your information.
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Jack November 25, 2024 at 11:10 AM
I know that 9000 has slightly better cpu and 8 gen 1 has a slightly better gpu. But the fact is that why antutu vastly reduced the gpu scores of some dimensity soc's After antutu V10 update,all Soc's cpu scores slightly increased and gpu scores slightly decreased. But dimensity 8200,8100,9000's gpu scores decreased vastly. As for example--- In antutu V9 gpu scores of- Dimensity 8100------310k Dimensity 8200------336k Snapdragon 888-----300k-320k Dimensity 9000------390k+ Snapdragon 8 gen 1---450k But in antutu V10 gpu scores--- Dimensity 8100------210k Dimensity 8200------230-240k Snapdragon 888-----270-290k Dimensity 9000------290k I mean why this?? Gpu is a hardware part.Then why? Oder gpu testing software showing same result as previous (3D mark,geek bench gpu) Then why antutu changed it?
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Swapnil Kumar May 1, 2024 at 11:47 AM
I feel Dimensity is better
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Maverjk September 20, 2022 at 04:56 PM
Possible that no one has noticed what is the real big difference between these 2 SoC... MediaTek gained such a big result just because used a massive quantity of cache memory: L1 cache - 1024 KB L2 cache 1 MB - 3.5 MB L3 cache 4 MB - 8 MB It's like using NOS on a car. With that, what I want to underline, is the well-refined manufactured of Qualcomm that gained the same results as MediaTek just using less than half of Cache Memory. Let's think about it.
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Reviewer April 27, 2022 at 06:54 PM
Dimensity 9000 better in everything
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GEEK May 23, 2022 at 01:22 PM
SD 8gen 1 is better in GPU performance. And all time it's throttling better than any other processor.
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Crysty June 1, 2022 at 10:41 PM
GEEK, Yeah, for some minutes. After it gets overheated performance will decrease a lot.
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Realistic July 25, 2022 at 06:34 AM
It doesn't matter which one is better. All that matters is that developers build their apps with good snapdragon compatibility in mind first. Dimensity even if it is 10 times better will run apps build for snapdragon phones.
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Realistic2 September 21, 2022 at 04:24 PM
Realistic, Nah. It's just that hackers/programmers prefer Snapdragon for various reasons In app development. MediaTek is getting the first hand as for the increasing market share. App developers are interested in your pocket, not experience.
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Kabir October 7, 2022 at 07:55 AM
Realistic, It's no longer the case. It is because MediaTek's base architecture is the same as Snapdragon 1 with 1-3-4 CPU clusters. The only real difference between SD and MTK is the GPU, Cache Memory, and ISP. I think here Snapdragon should get an extra as well for its always-on ISP which no one is talking about but ofc, but Cache Memory is the only thing that'll make difference and well, it's dependent on the phone's software of how well they utilize that cache. App developers code for APIs which is basically the same for both chipsets so it is completely up to your phone manufacturer for the "App Compatibility" that you are talking about.
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Samsul October 22, 2022 at 06:06 AM
GEEK, Yeah you are right but when snapdragon only manufacture by tmsc not samsung Always remember bro✌✌✌✌
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Aosmo October 22, 2022 at 09:54 AM
Yes but no In casual use, there is virtually and physically no difference between dimensity 9000 and snapdragon 8 gen 1 But for gamers like me, the snapdragon is actually better than the dimensity cuz of long term use dimensity won't help By long-term use I mean long-term gaming use for like 3 hours or more but dimensity can't and also dimensity is not always getting updates for 90fps updates so this is my opinion on why snapdragon is better than dimensity
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MediaTek prouver November 18, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Aosmo, I am the proud owner of a phone with a Dimensity 1200 processor, and I can say without reservation that it is one of the best processors I've ever used. Even after nearly 3 years of use, its performance still impresses me. Despite what some might say about it being a short-term solution, I believe it's definitely a long-term asset. I urge you to try it out for yourself. MediaTek, the company behind the Dimensity 1200, has significantly improved its hardware. It's no longer the "frying machine" it used to be. I had previously used a Xiaomi 12 phone but regrettably had to sell it. It was a major disappointment to see the 8th Gen 1's performance drop even below that of the Dimensity 1200. While I acknowledge that the Dimensity 1200 may not have the best GPU, considering what it does bring to the table and the level of stability it delivers, it's nothing short of amazing.
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ProGuy? April 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
GEEK, SD8G1+ is Prioritise By developers to be much recognised And Optimize a lot more than Mediatek Cause developers Knows Qualcomm make Op Processors But For mediatek they prioritse now Price to performances Which is now you're getting it latest D8K-9K series
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Snapdragon fan April 26, 2022 at 11:58 AM
Dimensity 9000 is even better than 8 gen 1
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Anthony February 22, 2022 at 02:49 PM
8 gen 1 was designed for VR I'm guessing... I heard a frame interpolation feature mentioned which is a VR performance enhancing feature.
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Anthony February 22, 2022 at 02:40 PM
If the 9000 is like Dimensity's other chips it runs very cool unlike the 8 gen 1 which requires a fan and even then it's too hot. I expect the 8 gen 1 to be successful in standalone VR headsets though.
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Koorosh January 18, 2022 at 03:53 PM
Hi nanoreview I wanted to make a suggestion, please add Max Refresh Rate too, thanks
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1+1=2 December 31, 2021 at 03:41 AM
A clear display of how Tsmcs 4nm is miles ahead of Samsung 4nm.
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Lexus December 29, 2021 at 03:44 PM
I do not agree with this comment. : "Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity" But because I do not agree because they share the same architecture, therefore, it would have the same optimization in video games for both one and the other, taking into account that now the producer is TSMC.
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