Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 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 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP2 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Geekbench 6 shows 62% faster single-core and 128% faster multi-core performance
- 234% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 721K)
- 36% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 333% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Released 1 year and 7 months later - (January 2026 vs June 2024)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
40
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
27
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
65
|
| Total Score |
84
|
44
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +234%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
| CPU | 709,591 | 214,615 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 148,030 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 192,046 |
| UX | 526,985 | 166,370 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 721,121 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +62%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +128%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,064 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 2,961 |
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | June 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | MT6878 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 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 | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 4W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 0.536 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 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 | 1x 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 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 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |