Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Architecture 1x 3.63 GHz - Cortex-X9253x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A720 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3630 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPU Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU clock 1612 MHz 818 MHz
Execution units Not available 3
Shaders 128 768
FLOPS 4952.1 Gigaflops 2236 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 9400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Release October 2024 December 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6991 SM8450
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database Not available 19
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

5G
Oppo Find X8s
Oppo

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
5G
Oppo Find X8 Pro
Oppo

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
5G
Oppo Find X8
Oppo

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 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 4700 mAh