Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 9400
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (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 MediaTek Dimensity 9400
- Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 57%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2825K vs 1797K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 67.2 GB/s)
- 21% higher CPU clock speed (3620 vs 3000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 556525 | 900074 |
| GPU | 503679 | 972096 |
| Memory | 307418 | 345330 |
| UX | 430199 | 607687 |
| Total score | 1797821 | 2825187 |
| Samples | [287 tests] | [72 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 219.8 MB/sec | 344.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156.3 pages/sec | 251 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 167.8 Mpixels/sec | 258.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 113.3 images/sec | 209.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 142.1 Mpixels/sec | 267.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.9 images/sec | 30.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.2 images/sec | 84.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.15 Mpixels/sec | 9.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 64 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | 43 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.39 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.47 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.55 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 1.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 26.2 Gpixels/sec | 73.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1701.5 FPS | 3456.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 40 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1033 | 2371 |
| Stability | 90% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 4992 | 10747 |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 36 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3116 | 6272 |
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 37 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14506 | 14420 |
| Video editing score | 7662 | 6211 |
| Data manipulation score | 15136 | 16192 |
| Photo editing score | 27100 | 30985 |
| Writing score | 19378 | 19569 |
| Phones tested | 14 models | 6 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (Thobias) | AnTuTu 12 | 2020478 |
| π 2026-10-13 (Christian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1865929 |
| π 2026-10-13 (Christian) | AnTuTu 12 | 2068350 |
| π 2026-10-13 (tcno1) | AnTuTu 12 | 2067842 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Md Khoyrul Islam) | AnTuTu 12 | 1972292 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (On Other Side) | AnTuTu 12 | 2935878 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 11 | 2762129 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> Bronelliant | AnTuTu 12 | 2833803 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Dimensity 9400CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7.5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 735 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 50 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 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 X70 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8635 | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
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