MediaTek Dimensity 8200
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (December 2022 vs January 2026)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
MediaTek
December 2022
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6896Z
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex A78
3x 3 GHz – Cortex A78
4x 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
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3100 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G610 MP6
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
950 MHz
GPU frequency
-
1.442 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
Shading units
128
6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440

Connectivity

Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 21
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
6
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 LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek APU 580
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8200
1229
Dimensity 8500
1693 +38%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8200
3892
Dimensity 8500
6897 +77%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8200
915634
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +158%