MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Google Tensor G4

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and Google Tensor G4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 3100 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs August 2024)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Google
January 2026
Launch Date
August 2024
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
Tensor G4
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
3100 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Mali-G715 MP7
-
GPU frequency
940 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.5267 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
192
3.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
3840 x 2400

Connectivity

Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
Tensor G4
2045 +21%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897 +40%
Tensor G4
4932
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +97%
Tensor G4
1199938