Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Geekbench 6 shows 59% faster single-core and 103% faster multi-core performance
- 242% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 704K)
- 13% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- More advanced 4nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 125% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 355% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 0.51 TFLOPS)
- Released 5 years later - (January 2026 vs January 2021)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
44
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
38
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
69
|
| Total Score |
84
|
50
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +242%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
704,215
| CPU | 709,591 | 184,232 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 245,592 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 124,433 |
| UX | 526,985 | 149,958 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 704,215 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +59%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
1,089
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +103%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
3,334
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,089 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 3,334 |
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | January 2021 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | MT6893 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78 3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 320 KB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 886 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.510 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes (Software-based) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Helio M70 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 4.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |