Mediatek Dimensity 9200 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 9200 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 19% higher compute performance (2.76 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9200
- 11% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 112% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 1.14M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 25% faster single-core and 58% faster multi-core performance
- 12% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 68.3 GB/s)
- 13% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Released 3 years and 2 months later (January 2026 vs November 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
64
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
72
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
75
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +112%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,138,348
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 275,790 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 501,250 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 162,030 | 409,017 |
| UX | 199,278 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 1,138,348 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +25%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,378
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +58%
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
4,270
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 1,378 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 4,270 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6985 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3050 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 7 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G715 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | 4th Gen Valhall Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 981 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 690 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.76 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.67 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.25 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |