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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

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Compared fields 42
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 3050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
L1 cache Not available 1024 KB
L2 cache Not available 3.5 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G710
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3
GPU clock 675 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 2 10
Shaders 384 512
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Release April 2019 November 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8150-AC MT6983
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
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PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000

5G
Lenovo Tab Extreme
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Extreme

3.3
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1876 × 3000 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12300 mAh
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