Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 9400
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400
- Higher GPU frequency (~2.4x)
- Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 61%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2825K vs 1757K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 67.2 GB/s)
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3620 vs 3200 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 553922 | 900074 |
| GPU | 434880 | 972096 |
| Memory | 311861 | 345330 |
| UX | 456381 | 607687 |
| Total score | 1757044 | 2825187 |
| Samples | [238 tests] | [72 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 218.9 MB/sec | 344.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 145.2 pages/sec | 251 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 168.3 Mpixels/sec | 258.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 133 images/sec | 209.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 167.2 Mpixels/sec | 267.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18.8 images/sec | 30.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.5 images/sec | 84.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.78 Mpixels/sec | 9.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 132 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 43 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.1 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.56 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 1.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 32.6 Gpixels/sec | 73.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2177.4 FPS | 3456.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 66 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1092 | 2371 |
| Stability | 67% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5312 | 10747 |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 36 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3667 | 6272 |
| Stability | 45% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 37 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13957 | 14420 |
| Video editing score | 7265 | 6211 |
| Data manipulation score | 14272 | 16192 |
| Photo editing score | 32179 | 30985 |
| Writing score | 17828 | 19569 |
| Phones tested | 9 models | 6 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (SHtorm) | AnTuTu 11 | 1755989 |
| π 2026-10-13 (Ct) | AnTuTu 12 | 1868238 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Bahtjon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1898958 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Lello75) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| π 2026-10-07 (Azure) | AnTuTu 12 | 1945847 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (On Other Side) | AnTuTu 12 | 2935878 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 11 | 2762129 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Samsepi0l) | AnTuTu 12 | 3000192 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> Bronelliant | AnTuTu 12 | 2833803 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 9400CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8.5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 50 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max 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
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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