MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 runs the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 runs the Adreno 810. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
9 advantages
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129% higher AnTuTu score
24.08 Lakhs vs 10.49 Lakhs
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118% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,762 vs 3,096
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50% faster Geekbench single-core score
1,728 vs 1,152
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900 MHz higher CPU clock
3400 MHz vs 2500 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
6 MB vs 2 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2662.4 GFLOPS vs 537.6 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
0 advantages
- No standout advantages for this chip.
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | January 2026 | August 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Upper Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | MT6899 | SM7635 |
| 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 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
| GPU Name | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Adreno 810 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS | 537.6 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 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Support | 320MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30 FPS, 1080p at 120 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, |
| Modem | - | - |
|---|---|---|
| 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, QZSS, NavIC |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 24,07,614 | 10,49,495 |
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| CPU | 7,09,591 | 4,11,040 |
| GPU | 7,62,021 | 1,79,303 |
| Memory | 4,09,017 | 1,79,879 |
| UX | 5,26,985 | 2,79,273 |
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 1,152 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 3,096 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
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