Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Dimensity 9500s
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (Mali-G925 Immortalis 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 3730 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
- Performs 47% better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 896417 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 1062397 |
| Memory | 427210 | 451911 |
| UX | 671910 | 621314 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 3032039 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [85 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 374.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 259.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 301.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 231.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 267.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 37.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 86.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 10 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 25 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 1.65 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 72.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 3653.8 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 100 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | - |
| Stability | 51% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | - |
| Video editing score | 8458 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | - |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | - |
| Writing score | 22647 | - |
| Phones tested | 36 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (QRELS) | AnTuTu | 3343421 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Harsh) | AnTuTu | 3242325 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Khao D) | AnTuTu | 3059889 |
| π 2026-09-02 (Shaunie) | AnTuTu | 3212567 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Bahodir) | AnTuTu | 3143183 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu | 2828966 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Yoo) | AnTuTu | 2705845 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Dmitry) | AnTuTu | 2823040 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Ylan) | AnTuTu | 2931015 |
| π 2026-08-24 (Anonymoua) | AnTuTu | 2635219 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Dimensity 9500sCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 3730 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU |
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 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP |
| 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 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s 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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