MediaTek Dimensity 8500
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 6 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs May 2021)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
May 2021
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
SM7325
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
6 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Adreno 642L
-
GPU frequency
490 MHz
128
Shading units
384
-
Execution units
2
3.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
-
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 1200 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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L2 Cache
2 MB
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
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TDP
5 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 770

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693 +73%
Snapdragon 778G
981
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897 +147%
Snapdragon 778G
2787
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +295%
Snapdragon 778G
597891

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
Oppo Reno7 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
234
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
Huawei Nova 9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
2490
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
Huawei Nova 9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
693