Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9500 – Clash of 2025’s Mobile Chip Titans
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500, both built on TSMC’s 3nm node, show near-identical CPU performance in early Geekbench 6 tests, with scores closely matching Apple’s A19 Pro. Dimensity 9500’s GPU outpaces Apple’s in 3DMark and GFXBench, while Snapdragon’s Adreno 840 figures remain unreleased. Both chips double AI performance over last year, supporting advanced on-device generative AI.