MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8450 and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3250 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (May 2025 vs January 2026)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
MediaTek
May 2025
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8450
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
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
3250 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MC7
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
1300 MHz
GPU frequency
-
2.3296 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
128
3.2
OpenCL version
3.2
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440

Connectivity

Up to 5170 Mbps
Download speed
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
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

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4266 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
-
6 MB
L3 cache
-
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 4.0 + MCQ
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
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8450
1585
Dimensity 8500
1693 +7%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8450
6278
Dimensity 8500
6897 +10%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8450
1641997
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +44%
AntuTu 11
Dimensity 8450
2016572
Dimensity 8500
2120347 +5%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Oppo K13 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6544
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6999
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo K13 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
680
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
692
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo K13 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1468
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Reno15 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
10861
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Oppo Reno15 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
3964
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Oppo Reno15 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
13080
Xiaomi 17T
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13750