Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9500
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 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 10 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 3057K
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (4210 vs 3800 MHz)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 1048345 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 1432351 |
| Memory | 388817 | 476680 |
| UX | 702233 | 803286 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 3760662 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | [119 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | 397.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | 292.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | 234.3 images/sec |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | 40.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | 109.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | 47.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | 26.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | 3324.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 10 tests | 14 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | 3119 |
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 23 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | 13319 |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 51 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 55 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 43 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | 14375 |
| Video editing score | 7194 | 5995 |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | 12159 |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | 34571 |
| Writing score | 25119 | 22695 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 4 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Kolli) | AnTuTu | 2919996 |
| π 2026-09-11 (Bobo_haram) | AnTuTu | 3082479 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Goodfok213) | AnTuTu | 3047741 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench GPU | 21413 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench CPU | 2819 / 9300 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 70% |
| π 2026-09-09 (tiktok: @anonchapix) | CPU Throttle | 81% |
| π 2026-09-07 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 63% |
| π 2026-09-03 (chapix) | AnTuTu | 3935655 |
| π 2026-08-28 -> Rlamac012 | AnTuTu | 3729488 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Dimensity 9500CPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
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 | 3800 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 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 | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 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 | November 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | MT6993 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site |
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