Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7025
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7025, 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 7025 comes with an octa-core CPU and the IMG BXM-8-256 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7025
- Geekbench 6 shows 70% faster single-core and 181% faster multi-core performance
- 386% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 495K)
- 36% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- More advanced 4nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 855% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 0.243 TFLOPS)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.2
- Released 1 year and 9 months later - (January 2026 vs April 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
38
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
21
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
65
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
42
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +386%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
495,114
| CPU | 709,591 | 160,876 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 77,011 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 119,412 |
| UX | 526,985 | 137,815 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 495,114 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +70%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
1,019
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +181%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
2,406
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,019 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 2,406 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | April 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | MT6855 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
2× 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 6x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 5W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | PowerVR IMG GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek NPU 550 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 18 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.243 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2× 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 2K @ 30 FPS |
| 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 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 2.77 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 1.25 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |