Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 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 9300
- Geekbench 6 shows 30% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core performance
- 72% higher compute performance (3.99 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 17% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 2.06M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Released 2 years and 2 months later - (January 2026 vs November 2023)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
78
|
72
|
| GPU Score |
82
|
84
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
95
|
| Total Score |
84
|
84
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +17%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 485,064 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 899,463 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 357,691 | 409,017 |
| UX | 312,866 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,055,084 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +30%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9300 +16%
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 2,248 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 7,824 | 6,762 |
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | November 2023 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6989 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
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 | 3250 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-G720 MC12 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 790 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 768 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.99 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 | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |