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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 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)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
38
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
21
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
65
|
| Total Score |
84
|
42
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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
| Chipset | 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 Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 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 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | 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 Version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |