Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 are both flagship chips, made by MediaTek and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 8% faster in multi-core (10,941 vs 10,162) and 6% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Dimensity 9500 scores 12% higher (3,024 vs 2,706).

MediaTek Flagship

Dimensity 9500

#8 of 110 chipsets · 11 phones

Qualcomm Flagship

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

#4 of 110 chipsets · 28 phones

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +8%
Dimensity 9500 10,162
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 10,941

Single-core Geekbench 6

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +6%
Dimensity 9500 3,418
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3,628

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Dimensity 9500 +12%
Dimensity 9500 3,024
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 2,706

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 9500Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Maker MediaTek Qualcomm
Class Flagship Flagship
Announced Sep 2025 Sep 2025
Process 3 nm TSMC N3P 3 nm TSMC N3P
CPU 8 cores 1× 4.21 GHz + 3× 3.5 GHz + 4× 2.7 GHz 8 cores 2× 4.6 GHz + 6× 3.62 GHz
Max CPU speed 4.21 GHz 4.6 GHz
GPU Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 Adreno 840
5G modem Built-in 5G Built-in 5G
Place in our ranking #8 of 110 #4 of 110 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 3,418 3,628 (better)
Geekbench 6 multi-core 10,162 10,941 (better)
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) 3,024 (better) 2,706
Phones in our database 11 phones 28 phones
Best-rated phone OPPO Find X9 Pro 9.2 OPPO Find X9 Ultra 9.4
Lowest US launch price — $749 REDMAGIC 11 Pro
Newest phone vivo X Fold6 Jun 2026 HONOR Magic9 Sep 2026

Phones with the Dimensity 9500

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Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Compare the OPPO Find X9 Pro and OPPO Find X9 Ultra All about the Dimensity 9500 All about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: FAQ

Which is faster, the Dimensity 9500 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 8% faster in multi-core (10,941 vs 10,162) and 6% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Dimensity 9500 scores 12% higher (3,024 vs 2,706). 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 Gen 5 better for gaming?

3DMark Steel Nomad Light measures graphics performance, which matters most for games. The Dimensity 9500 scores 12% higher than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3,024 vs 2,706). 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 Gen 5?

Both chips were announced in September 2025.

Which phones use the Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

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 Gen 5 powers 28 phones in our database, including the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, OnePlus 15 and POCO F9 Ultra. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $749, for the REDMAGIC 11 Pro.

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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