MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (6 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (2200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (May 2023 vs January 2026)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
MediaTek
May 2023
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 7020
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
4 nm
2200 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

IMG BXM-8-256
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
900 MHz
GPU frequency
-
0.2592 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
18
Shading units
128
8
Execution units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440

Connectivity

Up to 2770 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
5
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 108MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 7020
888
Dimensity 8500
1693 +91%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 7020
2297
Dimensity 8500
6897 +200%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 7020
485972
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +386%
AntuTu 11
Dimensity 7020
644203
Dimensity 8500
2120347 +229%