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.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 1200
- 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)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
44
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
38
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
69
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
50
AnTuTu 10
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
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
| SoC Name | 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 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | ARM Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| 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) |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 168 Hz |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Helio M70 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | 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 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS |