MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Apple A17 Pro
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
and
Apple A17 Pro
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs September 2023)
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3400 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
January 2026
Launch Date
September 2023
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
APL1V02
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz
4x 2.11 GHz
4x 2.11 GHz
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
-
3.2
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
-
Connectivity
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
-
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
-
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
-
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
8 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
A17 Pro
2977
+76%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897
A17 Pro
7476
+8%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+50%
A17 Pro
1578153
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6999
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
6094
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
692
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple A17 Pro
1060
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
1375
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple A17 Pro
10012
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple A17 Pro
3659
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