Mediatek Dimensity 8450 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8450 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- 7% Faster CPU clock speed (3250 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 14% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 3 years and 6 months later - (May 2025 vs November 2021)
- Geekbench 6 shows 3% faster single-core and 46% faster multi-core performance
- 124% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 958K)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 115% higher compute power (2.329 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +124%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 682,926 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 654,568 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 281,299 | 143,582 |
| UX | 528,461 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 2,147,254 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +3%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8450 +46%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 1,630 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 6,375 | 4,361 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | November 2021 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 7 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.329 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.30 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |