Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8350
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350, 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 8350 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP6 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8350
- Geekbench 6 shows 30% faster single-core and 68% faster multi-core performance
- 79% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 1.34M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
- 8% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 2.15 TFLOPS)
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 2 months later - (January 2026 vs November 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
60
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
66
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
90
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
72
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +79%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,344,067
| CPU | 709,591 | 288,296 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 529,421 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 260,128 |
| UX | 526,985 | 266,222 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 1,344,067 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +30%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
1,330
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +68%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
4,014
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,330 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 4,014 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | November 2024 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | - | MT6897 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | 4th gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 2.150 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 180 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | MediaTek T800 |
| 4G | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |