Hardware2 hSeptember 23, 2026, 20:00

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro: gap narrows

Qualcomm and MediaTek launched 2nm flagship chips: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 / Extreme Gen 6 and Dimensity 9600 Pro. The Extreme Gen 6 scores 3582/12247 in Geekbench 7 versus 3242/11132 for MediaTek, while Dimensity claims 61% lower multi-core power draw.

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Dimensity 9600 Pro: gap narrows

Both chips use a 2nm node and target on-device AI with 30B+ parameter models
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: up to 5.0GHz, Geekbench 7 at 3582/12247
Dimensity 9600 Pro: two C2-Ultra cores up to 4.55GHz, Geekbench 7 at 3242/11132
MediaTek claims 27% higher peak graphics and 61% lower multi-core power draw

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