MediaTek Dimensity 9600M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Comparing the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 across specs like CPU, GPU, Memory, Camera, Display, Multimedia, Connectivity and benchmarks to help you choose the best chipset for your needs.

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Summary

Release Date

Sep, 2026

Sep, 2025

CPU

Octa core

(Single Core + Tri core + Quad core)

Octa core

(4.61 GHz, Dual Core + 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core)

Process Node

3 nm

GPU

Mali-G1 Ultra MP12

Adreno 840

Memory Type

LPDDR5X

AnTuTu Score

N/A	4,026,656 View Benchmark Details

Geekbench Score

N/A	3,733/11,407 View Benchmark Details

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Benchmark

AnTuTu (The higher, the better)

AnTuTu measures CPU, GPU, memory and overall performance in different scenarios

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 4,033,382

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CPU

N/A

1,135,707

GPU

N/A

1,497,128

Memory

N/A

539,535

N/A

861,012

Geekbench (The higher, the better)

The Geekbench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Geekbench Single Core

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3,733

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Geekbench Multi Core

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 11,407

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AnTuTu Score:

There are no benchmark screenshots available for the processor.

General

SoC Brand

MediaTek

Qualcomm

Title

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Model No

N/A

SM8850-AC

Manufacturing

TSMC

CPU

Total Cores

Octa core

CPU

Octa core (Single Core, C1 Ultra + Tri core, C1 Premium + Quad core, C1 Pro)

Octa core (4.61 GHz, Dual Core, Oryon + 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon)

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Process Node

N/A

3 nm

Instruction Set

N/A

ARMv9.2-A

L1 Cache

N/A

192 KB

L2 Cache

7 MB

12 MB

L3 Cache

16 MB

GPU

Mali-G1 Ultra MP12

Adreno 840

GPU Clock speed

N/A

1.2 GHz

Pipelines

N/A

Shading Units

N/A

512

Total Shaders

N/A

1536

FLOPS

N/A	3686.4 Gigaflops

Vulkan Version

N/A

1.4

OpenCL Version

N/A

3.0 FP

OpenGL Version

N/A

ES 3.2

DirectX Version

N/A

12.1

AI

NPU

NPU 990

Hexagon

Image Processing Engine

N/A	Qualcomm Spectra

Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR5X

Memory Speed

10.667 GHz

5.3 GHz

Bus

N/A

4x16 Bit

Memory Max bandwidth

N/A

84.8 Gb/s

Memory Max size

N/A

24 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Camera

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Name

N/A	Qualcomm Spectra

ISP Bit Depth

N/A

20-bit

Max Camera Sensor Supported

320 MP

Camera Features (HDR, MFNR, ZSL)

N/A	Face detection, Auto Focus, Artificial Intelligence

Max Video Capture Resolution

8K @ 60 FPS

Slow Motion Video Capture

N/A	FHD @ 480 FPS

Video Capture Formats

N/A	Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)

Display

Max On-Device Display Resolution

QHD+ @ 180 Hz

UHD @ 240 Hz

Max External Display Resolution

N/A	8K @ 30 Hz

Max Refresh Rate

180 Hz

240 Hz

HDR Support

N/A

Yes

Color Depth

10 bit

Multimedia

Video Playback Resolution

8K @ 60 FPS

Video Codecs

H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP9

H.264 (AVC), H.264, H.265 (HEVC), H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, APV

Audio Codecs

N/A	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Name

N/A	Snapdragon X85

5G Support

Yes

Peak Download Speed

N/A	Up to 12500 Mbps

Peak Upload Speed

N/A	Up to 3700 Mbps

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi Standard

a, ac, ax, b, be, g, n

Bluetooth Version

6.0

USB Version

N/A

3.1

Navigation

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS

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