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.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Geekbench 6 shows 30% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core performance
- 72% higher compute performance (3.99 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- 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)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
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
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
| SoC Name | 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 | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall |
| 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 |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180Hz (WQHD) | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |