Mediatek Dimensity 9000 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Has Mediatek gotten it right? .
Mediatek finally has a chipset in the Dimensity 9000 that can rival Snapdragon's flagship chipset
Today, we will be comparing the Mediatek Dimensity 9000 to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, we will never get tired of pitching Mediatek against Snapdragon because arguably, these are the powerhouses of the mobile chipset industry.
In time past, it used to be MediaTek for the midrange class and snapdragon for the high-end class.
But snapdragon started offering amazing chipsets for similar prices to MediaTek's, it was inevitable that Mediatek would return the favor and try to steal some market share of the high-end chipset.
Mediatek’s latest try is the Dimensity 9000 which was launched a few weeks back, according to Mediatek, this chipset will offer flagship performance in mobile devices, but bear in mind no smartphone has emerged with this chipset yet.
But on the other hand, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which is Snapdragon’s premium chipset though announced only a few days ago, is present in the Motorola Edge X30, so we can actually estimate the performance of the chipset in reality.
Highlights of the Dimensity 9000.
- World’s first chipset on TSMC 4nm process.
- Ultra-Core – 1x Arm Cortex-X2 at 3.05GHz
- Super-Cores – 3x Arm Cortex-A710 up to 2.85GHz
- Efficiency Cores – 4x Arm Cortex-A510
- World’s first Arm Mali-G710 MC10 graphics processor
- CPU L3 cache + GPU cache + APU cache + SLC cache
- LPDDR5X 7500Mbps support – 20% more power-efficient than LPDDR5
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 selling point.
- Process Node and Technology: Samsung’s 4 nm
- CPU Clock Speed: Up to 3.0 GHz
- Adreno™ 730 GPU
- Memory Type: LPDDR5Max On-Device Display: 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
- Max On-Device Display: 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
| Dimensity 9000 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
CPU | Dimensity 9000 Ultra-Core - 1x Arm Cortex-X2 at 3.05GHz | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU Clock Speed: Up to 3.0 GHz |
GPU | Dimensity 9000 Arm Mali-G710 MC10 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Adreno™ 730 GPU |
NANO Process | Dimensity 9000 4nm | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4nm |
Display | Dimensity 9000 144Hz WQHD+ / 180Hz FullHD+ display support | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz |
Max MP | Dimensity 9000 320MP | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 200MP |
Fast Charge | Dimensity 9000 120Watts | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 |
Bluetooth | Dimensity 9000 5.3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 5.2 |
5G Peak Speed | Dimensity 9000 7GBps | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 10GBps |
WiFi | Dimensity 9000 Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz. |
Dimensity 9000 upper hand over SD 8 Gen 1.
- More advanced Bluetooth 5.3 over 8 Gen 1 Bluetooth 5.2
- Higher max MP supports a 320mp over 8 Gen 1’s 200mp.
- Faster single CPU core at 3.05GHZ over 8 Gen 1 3.0GHZ
SD 8 Gen 1 advantages over the Dimensity 9000.
- Faster 5G download speed at 10Gbps compared to Dimensity 9000 7Gbps.
Antutu Benchmark V9
Verdict.
Specification-wise, Mediatek Dimensity 9000 is not far behind when compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but this might not be the case in real-life analysis. But until the Dimensity 9000 is featured in a physical device, we cannot ascertain its true capabilities.
Rumors are rift, that the Dimensity 9000 will be present in the incoming Redmi k50 series that is expected to be unveiled on December 25th, 2021.
But what do you think? Has Mediatek finally gotten it right this time or is Snapdragon still the King of high-end mobile computing Chipset?
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