Dimensity 9400 Matches The A18 Pro In Both Framerate And Peak Power Consumption When Running Genshin Impact While Flaunting Lower Thermals
The ARM Immortalis-G925 GPU in the Dimensity 9400 delivers a major performance uplift, with even MediaTek providing a comparison, showing that its latest chipset is up to 19 percent faster than the A18 Pro. So, how well does this translate into a gaming test and, more specifically, Genshin Impact? Well, it turns out that both SoCs perform incredibly well, with the Dimensity 9400 showcasing better temperatures when running in the Vivo X200 Pro, likely thanks to the inclusion of a vapor chamber.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a 43 percent higher peak power consumption than Dimensity 9400; improved efficiency is likely due to TSMC’s advanced 3nm ‘N3E’ process
A Genshin Impact performance comparison was made by content creator S. White Review, in which five flagships were tested at an ambient temperature of 25 degrees Celcius, with the screen brightness of all smartphones set to 350 nits. When running the test, the Dimensity 9400 was revealed to sport the lowest temperatures, reaching just 43.2 degrees Celcius, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max with the A18 Pro operated at 46.1 degrees Celcius.
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What is interesting to note is that there is negligible peak power consumption difference, as the Dimensity 9400 can reach 4.4W, while the A18 Pro tops out at 4.3W. Thanks to being mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm ‘N3E’ process, previous-generation chipsets like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 have a significantly higher power than the Dimensity 9400, reaching 6.3W, resulting in a mammoth 43 percent difference.
The Vivo X200 Pro that is powered by MediaTek’s latest and greatest SoC likely showcases lower temperatures than the iPhone 16 Pro Max despite both devices sporting the same peak power consumption due to the cooling solution differences. The X200 Pro could be kitted with a vapor chamber, while Apple made no mention of such an addition
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