vivo X90 Pro benchmarks - Dimensity 9200 examined

Following up on our in for review article, it’s time we bring you a closer look at the vivo X90 Pro and its benchmark scores. This is the first MediaTek Dimensity 9200 phone we’ve had our hands on and we were curious to see how it stacks up to the competition.

Like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, MediaTek's Dimensity 9200 utilizes the ARM Cortex-X3 boasting a prime core clocked at 3.05 Ghz (compared to 3.2GHz on the SD G2) and based on the ARMv9 architecture. The remaining cores are as follows: 3x Arm Cortex-A715 performance cores clocked at 2.85GHz and 4x Arm Cortex-A510 efficiency cores at 1.8GHz.

The new chip is fabbed on the 2nd generation TSMC 4nm process (N4P) and has the ARM Immortalis-G715 GPU with its hardware-based ray tracing engine.

	MediaTek Dimensity 9200
Process	TSMC 4nm (N4P)
Prime core	1 x Cortex-X3 @ 3.05 Ghz
Performance cores	3x Cortex-A715 @ 2.85GHz
Efficiency cores	4x Cortex-A510 cores @ 1.8GHz
GPU	ARM Immortalis-G715
RAM	LPDDR5x at up to 8,533Mbps
Storage	UFS 4.0

With the specs out of the way let’s get into the benchmark results. Mind that the X90 Pro has a 1260 x 2800px display while some of the other phones on the list are running at lower/higher resolutions. Our review unit comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and boots Funtouch OS 13 based on Android 13.

GeekBench 5 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  5211
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  4927
• vivo X90 Pro
  4273
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  3984
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  3505
• vivo X80 Pro
  3505

GeekBench 5 (single-core)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  1537
• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  1486
• vivo X90 Pro
  1387
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  1248
• vivo X80 Pro
  1184
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  1001

Starting off with Geekbench 5 CPU test – the X90 Pro managed an impressive feat of 4,273 multi-core points and 1,387 single core score. The single core score is neck and neck with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Galaxy S23 Ultra and Red Magic 8 Pro while the multi-core department sees a more substantial lead especially with the Red Magic 8 Pro. Granted, the Red Magic 8 has a substantial cooling system with a built in fan. Dimensity 9200 does offer substantial gains compared to its predecessor (Dimensity 9000+) found in the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate.

AnTuTu 9

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  1288866
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  1241531
• vivo X90 Pro
  1228735
• vivo X80 Pro
  1002570
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  961576
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  931170

Moving on to AnTuTu 9 which is a compound test and we can see that the Dimensity 9200 is holding its own against the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones with an impressive 1,228,735 point outing.

GFX Aztek ES 3.1 High (onscreen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  75
• vivo X90 Pro
  65
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  59
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  59
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  54
• vivo X80 Pro
  34

GFX Aztek ES 3.1 High (offscreen 1440p)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  61
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  59
• vivo X90 Pro
  55
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  43
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  42
• vivo X80 Pro
  41

GFX Aztek Vulkan High (onscreen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  79
• vivo X90 Pro
  68
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  63
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  62
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  60
• vivo X80 Pro
  34

GFX Aztek Vulkan High (offscreen 1440p)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  69
• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  68
• vivo X90 Pro
  54
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  44
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  44
• vivo X80 Pro
  37

GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (onscreen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  97
• vivo X90 Pro
  74
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  72
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  71
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  67
• vivo X80 Pro
  44

GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (offscreen 1080p)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  127
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  126
• vivo X90 Pro
  105
• vivo X80 Pro
  90
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  82
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  82

3DMark Wild Life Extreme (offscreen 1440p)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  3790
• vivo X90 Pro
  3698
• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  3643
• ROG Phone 6D Ultimate
  2599
• Tecno Phantom X2 Pro
  2393

The GPU-specific tests ran in GFXBench showcase the might of the new ARM Immortalis-G715 which placed second in all the onscreen tests right behind the Red Magic 8. The Dimensity was also neck and neck with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones in the offscreen tests.

In summary, the Dimensity 9200 is a true flagship chipset and a worthy rival to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Our benchmarks show it’s roughly 30% faster in the CPU benchmarks compared to the outgoing Dimensity 9000+ and 20% faster in the GPU department.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 edges the Dimensity 9200 chip in most cases but still keep in mind that synthetic benchmarks aren’t indicative of real world performance. We’re also waiting for more Dimensity 9200 phones to launch later this year and it will be interesting to see how they fare in these tests.

Our detailed vivo X90 Pro review is nearly finished so keep an eye out on our homepage.