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Qualcomm announced the 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphone chipset in November 2021. A month later MediaTek released the Dimensity 9000, featuring the same cores and core cluster.
With these chipsets, the chip giants aim to capture the premium smartphone segment. Although the two chips use the same cores and core cluster, they have many differences. In this post, we’ll compare the Dimensity 9000 chip against the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to see how they compare.
Benchmarks...[Geekbench 6]
Dimensity 9000
Single core: 1,440
Multi core: 3,775
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Single core: 1,595
Multi core: 3,868
[AnTuTu V10]
Dimensity 9000
CPU: 282060
GPU: 263553
Memory: 163826
UX: 215730
Total: 925169
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU: 299031
GPU: 419757
Memory: 198841
UX: 239181
Total: 1156810
| Dimensity 9000 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch year | 2021 | 2021 |
| Model number | MT6983 | SM8450 |
| Process node | 4nm TSMC | 4nm Samsnung |
| CPU | 1 x Cortex-X2 @ 3.05 GHz 3 x Cortex-A710 @ 2.85 GHz 4 x Cortex-A510 @ 1.80 GHz | 1 x Cortex-X2 @ 3.0 GHz 3 x Cortex-A710 @ 2.5 GHz 4 x Cortex-A510 @ 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G710 MC10 | Adreno 730 |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 590 | Hexagon NPU |
| Memory | LPDDR5X 3750 MHz | LPDDR5 3200 MHz |
| Storage | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera | Imagiq 790 18-bit HDR ISP Up to 320MP camera support | Spectra 18-bit ISP Up to 200MP camera sensor support |
| Video recording | 4K videos @ 30 fps | 8K videos @ 30 fps 4K slow-mo @ 120 fps |
| Display | FHD+ @ 180Hz, WQHD+ @ 144Hz | 4K Ultra HD @ 60Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3 | Snapdragon X60 5G modem Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3 |
CPU Performance...The Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 have the same (1+3+4) core cluster. The cores are unchanged, but they have slightly different clock speeds.
The Cortex-X2 prime core in the Dimensity 9000 runs at a slightly higher clocked speed of 3.05 GHz (vs. 3.0 GHz in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1). Also, the Cortex-A710 performance cores are slightly overclocked in the Dimensity chip.
The Dimensity 9000 is ahead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the CPU spec sheet, but benchmarking platforms tell a different story. For example, the Geekbench 6 tests show that the Snapdragon chip has higher single and multi-core scores than the Dimensity chip, although the difference is not much.
Geekbench results for the two chips are nearly similar, but the AnTuTu benchmark shows a significant difference. The Xiaomi 12 Pro (powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) scores 25% more points than the OnePlus Nord 3 5G (powered by Dimensity 9000) on the AnuTuTu (V10) benchmark.
So, the bottom line is that the Dimensity 9000 CPU specs look good on paper, but benchmarks favour the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
GPU Performance...The Dimensity 9000 chip’s graphics power comes from ARM Mali-G710 MC10, a 10-core MediaTek GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip has Adreno 730 for handling graphics tasks.
Both GPUs can handle high-end games while offering great smoothness. They achieve similar performance and benchmarking scores.
The Adreno 730 in Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 retains a higher frame rate for a slightly longer duration than the Mali-G710 MC10 and offers a slightly higher frame rate in several games. However, that’s not true for all games. In games such as PUBG Mobile, the Mali-G710 MC10 performs better than the Adreno 730.
Memory Support...The Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips use UFS 3.1 fast storage. However, they are different in terms of RAM technology. The former uses LPDDR5X RAM, which is nearly 20% more power-efficient than LPDDR5 RAM in the Snapdragon chip.
Camera Support...The Dimensity 9000 chip uses the Imagiq 790 18-bit HDR ISP, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features the Spectra 18-bit ISP. Both chips support recording videos from three cameras simultaneously.
Dimensity 9000 is the world’s first smartphone chip with simultaneous triple camera 18-bit HDR video recording (three cameras recording with three exposures per frame). It’s also the first smartphone chip to support a 320MP camera sensor, which is limited up to 200MP in the Snapdragon chip.
Despite its high camera resolution, the Dimensity 9000 lacks 8K video recording, which is supported by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon chip can take up to 4K slow-mo videos at 120 fps.
Display Support...The Snapdragon is clearly ahead of the Dimensity chip in terms of display resolution. The former supports up to 4K Ultra HD display at 60Hz, while the latter only supports up to WQHD+ resolution at 144Hz.
Connectivity Features...The Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips support necessary connectivity features such as 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 4.3, NFC, and location features — GPS, QZSS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, and NavIC. However, they do offer different peak download and upload speeds.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip has a Snapdragon X65 5G modem, offering up to 10Gbps peak download speed, while the R16 5G modem in Dimensity 9000 has a peak download speed of 7Gbps. The peak upload speed is also higher in the Snapdragon chip, which is 3.6Gbbs (vs. 2.5Gbps in Dimensity 9000).
Dimensity 9000 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Which is Better?...Both Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 are powerful smartphone chipsets. The CPU performance of the two chipsets is similar, but the Snapdragon chip performs a little better on the benchmarks. They also have similar GPU performance and can handle high-end games while offering stable frame rates.
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