Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 9000 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus (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.

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 38% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
  • Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1540K vs 1294K
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 600873
GPU 202615 274706
Memory 221583 249021
UX 380143 415640
Total score 1294871 1540240
Samples [90 tests] [5 tests]

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 217.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 151 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 184.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 127.5 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 161.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 47.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 5.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec -
Face detection 4.42 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 30 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 861
Stability - 87%
Graphics test 5 FPS 6 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 2642
Stability 63% 90%
Graphics test 13 FPS 15 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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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“˜ 2026-10-23 (KΓΌn)Geekbench 7 CPU658 / 2154
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 (Santx7)AnTuTu 121410427
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)Geekbench 6 GPU5731
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)Geekbench 6 CPU1640 / 4097
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)AnTuTu 121452589
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (S M I)AnTuTu 111573809
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (iPhantom_67)AnTuTu 111540240
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (S M I)AnTuTu 111453683
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (WAR_DADDY)AnTuTu 111443683
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-23 (S M I)Geekbench 6 CPU1967 / 5401

Specifications

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

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3200 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 950 MHz
Pipelines 2 10
Shading units 512 64
Total shaders 1024 640
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 1216 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 July 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 MT6983Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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Intellectual ind March 3, 2025 at 08:11 PM
In real experience and benchmark tests 8 gen 1 is way better. 8 gen 1>7+gen 2> dim 9000+> dim 9000=Exynos 2200. Why are you guys demonstrating 8 gen 1 so weak.It's on per 8+ gen 1.Almost same powerful as 8+ gen 1
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