Snapdragon 888 vs Dimensity 9000 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus (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

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 MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1540K vs 1135K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1135878
1540240
CPU 406119 600873
GPU 233383 274706
Memory 188085 249021
UX 308291 415640
Total score 1135878 1540240
Samples [127 tests] [5 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 156.9 MB/sec 217.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 151 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 184.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 127.5 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 161.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 47.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 5.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec -
Face detection 3.37 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 851.2 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 861
Stability 77% 87%
Graphics test 4 FPS 6 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 2642
Stability 91% 90%
Graphics test 9 FPS 15 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12232 -
Video editing score 7638 -
Data manipulation score 10494 -
Photo editing score 29866 -
Writing score 15219 -
Phones tested 11 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (S M I)AnTuTu 111573809
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (iPhantom_67)AnTuTu 111540240
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (S M I)AnTuTu 111453683
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (WAR_DADDY)AnTuTu 111443683
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-23 (S M I)Geekbench 6 CPU1967 / 5401

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Dimensity 9000 Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 10
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 640
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 1216 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 590

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 60 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3200 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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 X60 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 7000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 July 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 MT6983Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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