Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 9500M
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500M (Mali-G1 Ultra MP11). 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 9500M
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 55%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3579K vs 2314K
- 31% higher CPU clock speed (4210 vs 3210 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 645495 | 983039 |
| GPU | 809405 | 1327484 |
| Memory | 372805 | 460333 |
| UX | 486712 | 809096 |
| Total score | 2314417 | 3579952 |
| Samples | [457 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 293.4 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 188.6 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 152.7 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 216.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 23.4 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 55.2 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 7.25 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 50 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 33.5 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 16.8 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.77 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.2 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 70.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 2750.3 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 35 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1688 | - |
| Stability | 83% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 7641 | - |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 34 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3705 | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15597 | - |
| Video editing score | 7750 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 13734 | - |
| Photo editing score | 26988 | - |
| Writing score | 17764 | - |
| Phones tested | 8 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (uniq) | AnTuTu | 2306405 |
| π 2026-09-07 (MamadCyber) | AnTuTu | 2244442 |
| π 2026-09-05 (diesel) | AnTuTu | 2360168 |
| π 2026-09-04 (D1saver) | AnTuTu | 2328560 |
| π 2026-09-02 -> Saib2001 | AnTuTu | 2415079 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Dimensity 9500MCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.21 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
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 | 3210 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 825 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP11 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1150 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 11 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1408 |
| FLOPS | 2355.2 Gigaflops | 4832.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 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 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 X75 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 10700 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 | April 2025 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8735 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site | - |
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