Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, 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 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- Geekbench 6 shows 118% faster single-core and 228% faster multi-core performance
- 382% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 500K)
- 42% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2400 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
- 4.5× higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
- 69% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 125% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Released 1 year and 9 months later - (January 2026 vs April 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +382%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 709,591 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 95,882 |
| UX | 526,985 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +118%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +228%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 2,060 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | April 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 108 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |