Benchmark vivo X90 Pro – Dimension 9200 reviewed

Following up on our pending review article, the time has come for us to take a closer look at the vivo X90 Pro and its benchmark scores. This is the first MediaTek Dimensity 9200 phone we’ve gotten our hands on and we were curious to see how it stacks up against the competition.

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

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

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

GeekBench 5 (multicore)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  5211
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  4927
• Vivo X90 Pro
  4273
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  3984
• ROG 6D Ultimate Phone
  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
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  1248
• Vivo X80 Pro
  1184
• ROG 6D Ultimate phone
  1001

Starting with Geekbench 5 CPU Test: The X90 Pro achieved an impressive feat of 4,273 multi-core points and 1,387 single core points. 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. Sure, the Red Magic 8 it has a substantial cooling system with a built-in fan. The Dimension 9200 offers substantial advantages over its predecessor (Dimension 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
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  961576
• ROG 6D Ultimate Phone
  931170

Switching to AnTuTu 9 which is a compound test and we can see that the Dimension 9200 holds its own against Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones with an impressive score of 1,228,735 points.

GFX Aztek ES 3.1 Alto (on screen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  75
• Vivo X90 Pro
  65
• ROG 6D Ultimate phone
  59
• TecnoPhantom 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 6D Ultimate phone
  43
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  42
• Vivo X80 Pro
  41

GFX Aztek Vulkan High (on screen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  79
• Vivo X90 Pro
  68
• ROG 6D Ultimate phone
  63
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  62
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  60
• Vivo X80 Pro
  34

GFX Aztek Vulkan High (OS 1440p)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  69
• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  68
• Vivo X90 Pro
  54
• ROG 6D Ultimate phone
  44
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  44
• Vivo X80 Pro
  37

GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (on screen)

Higher is better

• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  97
• Vivo X90 Pro
  74
• ROG 6D Ultimate Phone
  72
• TecnoPhantom 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 6D Ultimate phone
  82
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  82

3DMark Wild Life Extreme (1440p voiceover)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  3790
• Vivo X90 Pro
  3698
• ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  3643
• ROG 6D Ultimate phone
  2599
• TecnoPhantom X2 Pro
  2393

GPU specific tests have been performed GFXBench it showcases the power of the new ARM Immortalis-G715 which placed second in all on-screen tests just behind the Red Magic 8. The Dimensity also went head-to-head with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones in off-screen tests.

In summary, the Dimension 9200 is a true flagship chipset and a worthy rival to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Our benchmarks show it to be around 30% faster in CPU benchmarks than the previous Dimension 9000+ and 20% faster in the GPU department.

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

Our detailed vivo X90 Pro review is almost done, so keep an eye on our homepage.