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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 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)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
72
|
61
|
| GPU Score |
84
|
60
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
85
|
| Total Score |
84
|
69
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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
| Chipset | 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 Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 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 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |