Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Dimensity 9000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 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.
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 Gen 3
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2345K vs 1504K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9000
- Supports 28% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 60 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (3300 vs 3050 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 700525 | 546692 |
| GPU | 805478 | 290175 |
| Memory | 296043 | 237462 |
| UX | 543517 | 430138 |
| Total score | 2345563 | 1504467 |
| Samples | [443 tests] | [14 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 256.8 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 190.9 pages/sec | 120.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 209.1 Mpixels/sec | 138.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 168.6 images/sec | 115.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 208.6 Mpixels/sec | 140.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 24 images/sec | 15.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.6 images/sec | 38.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.27 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 139 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 26.9 images/sec | 8.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 13.2 images/sec | 4.42 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.37 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.98 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 43.4 Gpixels/sec | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3083.6 FPS | 1296 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 90 tests | 10 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1652 | 775 |
| Stability | 79% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 6 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8190 | - |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4676 | 2332 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 13 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | - |
| Video editing score | 7905 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 14260 | - |
| Photo editing score | 31248 | - |
| Writing score | 19168 | - |
| Phones tested | 41 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-18 (Gero) | AnTuTu 12 | 2445802 |
| π 2026-10-17 (As261) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2055 / 6276 |
| π 2026-10-17 (As261) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1811 / 5614 |
| π 2026-10-17 (As261) | AnTuTu 11 | 2118978 |
| π 2026-10-17 (As261) | AnTuTu 12 | 2293409 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| π 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 9000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3.15 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.96 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.27 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.05 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 10 |
| Shading units | 256 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 2774 Gigaflops | 1085.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 590 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | 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 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 - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | - |
| 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 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | MT6983 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a 100 MHz higher CPU and GPU clock speed. It has a higher GPU performance rate of up to 3072 Gigaflops.
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