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.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- 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)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
40
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
27
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
65
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
44
AnTuTu 10
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
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
| SoC Name | 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 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | Valhall 4th gen |
| 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 |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 144 Hz |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |