MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2.6 GHz)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2026 (January 2026 vs May 2026)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
May 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
4x 2.6 GHz - Kryo Performance; 4x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2.6 GHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno GPU
128
Shading units
-
3.2
OpenCL version
OpenCL 2.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
FHD+ at 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
4G support
5G/4G DSDA
Yes
5G support
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; TDD and FDD; TDD-FDD aggregation; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; Release 17
5.4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0; LE Audio; Bluetooth Channel Sounding
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7; 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; up to 5.8 Gbps; up to 320 MHz channels
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LP-DDR4x, LP-DDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
LP-DDR4x: 2100 MHz; LP-DDR5: 3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-
Miscellaneous
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Snapdragon Sound; Qualcomm XPAN
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
200 MP; 64 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K HDR video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 240 FPS; HEVC and H.264 video capture
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, HLG
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HLG HDR playback
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
64-bit
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
+43%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
1180
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897
+97%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
3501
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