Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
The Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are both flagship chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (10,162 vs 10,380), but the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is 8% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 scores 14% higher (3,438 vs 3,024).
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 +8%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 +14%Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Dimensity 9500 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Sep 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm TSMC N3P | 2 nm TSMC N2P |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 4.21 GHz + 3× 3.5 GHz + 4× 2.7 GHz | 8 cores 2× 5.0 GHz + 6× 4.0 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 4.21 GHz | 5 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Adreno 850 |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #8 of 110 | #6 of 110 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 3,418 | 3,700 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 10,162 | 10,380 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 3,024 | 3,438 (better) |
| Phones in our database | 11 phones | 4 phones |
| Best-rated phone | OPPO Find X9 Pro 9.2 | HONOR Magic9 Pro Max 8.9 |
| Newest phone | vivo X Fold6 Jun 2026 | OnePlus 16 Oct 2026 |
Phones with the Dimensity 9500
11 phones in our database, best rated first.
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9.2
OPPO Find X9 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,500 mAh
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9.1
OPPO Find X9
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,025 mAh
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9.1
vivo X300
6.31″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 6,040 mAh
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9.0
Xiaomi 17T Pro
6.83″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.9
HONOR Magic9 Pro Max
6.8″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 8,800 mAh
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8.7
OnePlus 16
6.78″ 185 Hz, 200 MP camera, 9,000 mAh
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8.3
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
6.9″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 8,500 mAh
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Announced
Motorola Signature 27
50 MP camera
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Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 9500 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (10,162 vs 10,380), but the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is 8% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 scores 14% higher (3,438 vs 3,024). Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Is the Dimensity 9500 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 better for gaming?
3DMark Steel Nomad Light measures graphics performance, which matters most for games. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 scores 14% higher than the Dimensity 9500 (3,438 vs 3,024). Cooling, screen refresh rate and game support also make a difference, so check the phones themselves.
Which is newer, the Dimensity 9500 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is newer: it was announced in September 2026, while the Dimensity 9500 was announced in September 2025.
Which phones use the Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6?
The Dimensity 9500 powers 11 phones in our database, including the OPPO Find X9 Pro, OPPO Find X9 and vivo X300. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 powers 4 phones in our database, including the HONOR Magic9 Pro Max, OnePlus 16 and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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