MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Google Tensor G3

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and Google Tensor G3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs October 2023)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Google
January 2026
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
Tensor G3
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
9
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2910 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Mali-G715 MP7
-
GPU frequency
890 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
192
-
Execution units
7
3.2
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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
-
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
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
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
-
TDP
4.7 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
Tensor G3
1767 +4%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897 +54%
Tensor G3
4477
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +127%
Tensor G3
1037145