Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Dimensity 9200 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus (Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11). 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 3
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9200 Plus
  • Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2345K vs 1822K
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus
  • Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 700525 598537
GPU 805478 477311
Memory 296043 326868
UX 543517 419380
Total score 2345563 1822096
Samples [443 tests] [25 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 256.8 MB/sec 213.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 190.9 pages/sec 161.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 209.1 Mpixels/sec 177.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 168.6 images/sec 126.3 images/sec
HDR 208.6 Mpixels/sec 169.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 24 images/sec 17 images/sec
Photo processing 63.6 images/sec 50.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.27 Mpixels/sec 5.68 Mpixels/sec
Samples 139 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 26.9 images/sec 14.3 images/sec
Face detection 13.2 images/sec 7.68 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.7 Gpixels/sec 0.54 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.61 Gpixels/sec 0.51 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.98 Gpixels/sec 0.67 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 43.4 Gpixels/sec 22.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3083.6 FPS 2119.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 90 tests 13 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1652 1411
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 12 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 8190 5769
Stability 72% -
Graphics test 31 FPS 22 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 25 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 23 FPS
Section 3 26 FPS 19 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 4676 3675
Stability - 68%
Graphics test 27 FPS 22 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu2094129
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Asfi)AnTuTu2176056
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ashish)AnTuTu2259113
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Бамса с24)AnTuTu2278769
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> Rabbit5656AnTuTu2327770
MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Leo)AnTuTu1784409
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (Hridoy)AnTuTu1840815
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Miguelito)AnTuTu1833119
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Miguelito)GeekBench GPU8295
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Miguelito)GeekBench CPU1885 / 4562

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 9200 Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-X3
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3300 MHz 3350 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
Transistor count - 17 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 750 Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4th gen
GPU frequency 903-1000 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 6 11
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 1536 1408
FLOPS 2774 Gigaflops 3238.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 690

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2023 May 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC MT6985
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -
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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Cuh May 30, 2024 at 04:35 AM
The stability performance is quite low on the gen 3?
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Mustafa February 25, 2024 at 01:48 AM
How do battery throttling and temperature compare in these 2 ?
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Snicker October 16, 2023 at 12:42 AM
I assume that no Android flagship chipsets have transitioned to 3nm yet. According to the latest news in mid-October, both the Dimensity 9300 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are still using the 4nm TSMC process. I apologize if I'm mistaken, as there could be a misunderstanding.
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Yeesh October 16, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Indeed, you are right. The 3nm node delivers strong performance, but unfortunately, it isn't optimal for battery consumption and tends to deplete it quickly.
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