Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 2.995 GHz - Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3050 MHz 2995 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors Not available 10 billion
TDP 4 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
L1 cache 1024 KB Not available
L2 cache 3.5 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
GPU Mali-G710 Adreno 660
GPU architecture Valhall 3 Adreno 600
GPU clock 850 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shaders 512 512
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 780

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Release November 2021 June 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6983 SM8350-AC
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 4 19
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

5G
Vivo iQOO 9 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 9 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
5G
Vivo X70 Pro+
Vivo

Vivo X70 Pro+

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 8 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 8 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
Motorola

Motorola Edge 30 Fusion

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto S30 Pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto S30 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh