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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 9200
- 19% higher compute performance (2.76 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 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)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
64
|
72
|
| GPU Score |
72
|
84
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
95
|
| Total Score |
75
|
84
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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
| Chipset | 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 Name | Arm Immortalis-G715 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Video Capture | 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 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | 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 Version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |