Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 25
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Architecture 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz - Cortex-A520 1x 3.63 GHz - Cortex-X9253x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A720
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3300 MHz 3630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 3 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
L3 cache 12 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 5333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 77 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
GPU Adreno 750 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU architecture Not available Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock 770 MHz 1612 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 1536 128
FLOPS 4435.2 Gigaflops 4952.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon MediaTek NPU 890

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 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, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Release October 2023 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8650-AB MT6991
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 9 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

5G
Samsung W25 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W25 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2640 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung W25
Samsung

Samsung W25

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
Oppo Pad 3 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 3 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 2120 × 3000 pix…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 9510 mAh
5G
Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110
Oppo

Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110

3.0
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3168…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz,1440 × 3200 pixel…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5100 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 12

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor 400 Pro China
Honor

Honor 400 Pro China

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2736 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh

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