Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 9500s
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 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 MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Shows better (up to 31%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3032K vs 2314K
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (3730 vs 3210 MHz)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 645495 | 896417 |
| GPU | 809405 | 1062397 |
| Memory | 372805 | 451911 |
| UX | 486712 | 621314 |
| Total score | 2314417 | 3032039 |
| Samples | [457 tests] | [85 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 293.4 MB/sec | 374.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 188.6 pages/sec | 259.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 207.8 Mpixels/sec | 301.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 152.7 images/sec | 231.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 216.4 Mpixels/sec | 267.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 23.4 images/sec | 37.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 55.2 images/sec | 86.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.25 Mpixels/sec | 10 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 50 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 33.5 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 16.8 images/sec | 25 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.77 Gpixels/sec | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.2 Gpixels/sec | 1.65 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 70.4 Gpixels/sec | 72.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2750.3 FPS | 3653.8 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 35 tests | 17 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 2026-10-01 (Yorik) | AnTuTu 11 | 2477638 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Luis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2422061 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Thai) | AnTuTu 12 | 2603535 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Aasif Juggar) | AnTuTu 12 | 2498485 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Aasif Juggar) | CPU Throttle | 78% |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 (Van Viet) | AnTuTu 12 | 2780867 |
| π 2026-09-26 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3308269 |
| π 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 18202 |
| π 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2460 / 7817 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Dimensity 9500sCPU
| 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 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3210 MHz | 3730 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 825 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1150 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2355.2 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU |
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 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP |
| 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 7300 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8735 | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site |
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