Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 9000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 (Mali-G710). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
- Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1239K vs 1002K
- Announced 1-year later
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3050 MHz)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 264139 | 257778 |
| GPU | 548684 | 400071 |
| Memory | 227638 | 156049 |
| UX | 193923 | 188263 |
| Total score | 1239545 | 1002557 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 251.3 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 46.2 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 122.9 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 114.1 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 51.7 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 5.81 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 1510 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 86% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 79 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Score | 13243 | 8047 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 9000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2 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 | 3200 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | - | 1024 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | - | 4 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G710 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 3 |
| GPU frequency | - | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | - | 10 |
| Shading units | - | 512 |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 8400 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | MT6983 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 official site |
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