Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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CPU A

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

8 cores 3630 MHz 3 nanometers Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 38

Different values 17

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Higher listed GPU clock

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Higher maximum CPU clock

CPU

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture	1x 3.63 GHz - Cortex-X9253x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A720	2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	3630 MHz	4320 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Process technology	3 nanometers	3 nanometers
TDP	Not available	8.2 W

Cache and memory

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	85.4 Gbit/s	85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	24 GB	24 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU	Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12	Adreno 830
GPU architecture	Valhall 5th gen	Adreno 800
GPU clock	1612 MHz	1100 MHz
Shaders	128	768
FLOPS	4952.1 Gigaflops	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
DirectX	12.1	12.1
Neural processor / NPU	MediaTek NPU 890	Hexagon

Display and media

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 320MP
Video capture	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs	- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3	- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 24
5G	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Not available	Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed	Not available	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	7	7
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	MediaTek Dimensity 9400	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release	October 2024	October 2024
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	MT6991	SM8750-AB
Storage support	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

5G

Oppo Find X8s

Oppo 2024

Oppo Find X8s

3.0

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1216 × 2640…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5700 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find X8 Pro

Oppo 2024

Oppo Find X8 Pro

3.0

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Si-Car 5910 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find X8

Oppo 2024

Oppo Find X8

3.0

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1256 × 2760…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5630 mAh

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25+

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4900 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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Oppo Pad 4 Pro

Oppo 2025

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 12140 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find N5

Oppo 2025

Oppo Find N5

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5600 mAh

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5G

Honor GT Pro

Honor 2025

Honor GT Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 7200 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7 Pro

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5850 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5650 mAh

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