Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, 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 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Geekbench 6 shows 9% faster single-core and 55% faster multi-core performance
- 151% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 958K)
- 11% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 114% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 4 years and 2 months later - (January 2026 vs November 2021)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +151%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 709,591 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 143,582 |
| UX | 526,985 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +9%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +55%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 4,361 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | November 2021 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | MT6983 |
| 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 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | Valhall 3rd Generation |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 180 Hz (FHD+), 144 Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K at 30 FPS, 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |