MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Upper Mid-range

Mid-range

The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 scores 2.5x higher than the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 on AnTuTu v11 (24.08 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs) and is 62% faster in Geekbench single-core and 2.3x in multi-core. Where the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 does better: 33% larger L3 cache (8 MB vs 6 MB).

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 leads

48% higher peak CPU clock

3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
5.8x more GPU compute power

2662.4 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS
Newer RAM type

LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5, LPDDR4X
50% faster RAM

4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Newer storage standard

UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1
2.5x higher AnTuTu v11 score

24.08 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs
2.3x faster in Geekbench multi-core

6,762 vs 2,903
62% faster in Geekbench single-core

1,728 vs 1,066

Where the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 leads

33% larger L3 cache

8 MB vs 6 MB

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

2.5x faster

Dimensity 8500 24,07,614

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 9,81,995

Geekbench Single-Core

+62% faster

Dimensity 8500 1,728

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 1,066

Geekbench Multi-Core

2.3x faster

Dimensity 8500 6,762

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 2,903

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Dimensity 8500 Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Overview

Launch Date: January 2026; February 2025
Chipset Class: Upper Mid-range; Mid-range
Manufacturer: MediaTek; Qualcomm
Model Number: MT6899; SM6650

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725
3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725
4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725; 1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720
3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
Max Frequency: 3400 MHz; 2300 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9-A
Process Node: 4nm; 4 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; TSMC
L2 Cache: -; 1 MB
L3 Cache: 6 MB; 8 MB
TDP: -; 5 W

GPU

GPU Name: Arm Mali-G720 MC8; Adreno 810
GPU Frequency: 1300 MHz; 895 MHz
Shading Units: 128; 128
FLOPS: 2662.4 GFLOPS; 458.2 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; No
NPU: MediaTek NPU 880; Hexagon NPU
API Support: OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3; Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5, LPDDR4X
RAM Frequency: 4800 MHz; 3200 MHz
Memory 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

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320MP; 200MP
Video Capture: 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 30FPS
Max Display Resolution: WQHD+; Full HD+
Video Playback: 4K at 60FPS; 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9; H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs: AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3; AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC

Connectivity

Modem: -; Snapdragon X62 5G
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 5.17 Gbps; 2.9 Gbps
Upload Speed: 1.25 Gbps; 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 6E; 6E
Bluetooth: 6.0; 5.4
Navigation: NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo