Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Dimensity 9500
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra MP12). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Higher GPU frequency (~56%)
- Performs 56% better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 3126K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 1048345 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 1432351 |
| Memory | 427210 | 476680 |
| UX | 671910 | 803286 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 3760662 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [119 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 397.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 292.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 234.3 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 40.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 109.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 47.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 26.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 3324.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 100 tests | 14 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | 3119 |
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 23 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | 13319 |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 51 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 55 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | 43 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | - |
| Stability | 51% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | 14375 |
| Video editing score | 8458 | 5995 |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | 12159 |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | 34571 |
| Writing score | 22647 | 22695 |
| Phones tested | 36 models | 4 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-29 (VortexGen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3414404 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Projeto_11) | AnTuTu 12 | 3618549 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Chris.D) | AnTuTu 12 | 3940532 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3325373 |
| π 2026-09-28 (PenPen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3242949 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (weipoh09) | AnTuTu 12 | 3319530 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> Forgolka | AnTuTu 12 | 3407758 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> StevenS | AnTuTu 12 | 3322691 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Pradip) | AnTuTu 12 | 3930709 |
| π 2026-09-27 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3413066 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Dimensity 9500CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 100 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 X80 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | MT6993 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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