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MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350

MediaTek Dimensity 8350

MediaTek Dimensity 8350

Upper Mid-range

The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 scores 2.1x higher than the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 on AnTuTu v11 (35.20 Lakhs vs 16.42 Lakhs) and is 2.4x faster in Geekbench single-core and 2.3x in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the MediaTek Dimensity 8350.

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 leads

  • 26% higher peak CPU clock

    4.21 GHz vs 3.35 GHz

  • Newer Arm instruction set

    ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9-A

  • 4x larger L3 cache

    16 MB vs 4 MB

  • Smaller process node

    3 nm vs 4 nm

  • 2.5x more GPU compute power

    5271.5 GFLOPS vs 2150.4 GFLOPS

  • 25% faster RAM

    5333 MHz vs 4266 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0

  • 2.1x higher AnTuTu v11 score

    35.20 Lakhs vs 16.42 Lakhs

  • 2.3x faster in Geekbench multi-core

    10,280 vs 4,566

  • 2.4x faster in Geekbench single-core

    3,488 vs 1,428

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

2.1x faster
Dimensity 9500 35,19,907
Dimensity 8350 16,42,027

Geekbench Single-Core

2.4x faster
Dimensity 9500 3,488
Dimensity 8350 1,428

Geekbench Multi-Core

2.3x faster
Dimensity 9500 10,280
Dimensity 8350 4,566

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Dimensity 9500 Dimensity 8350

Overview

Launch Date
September 2025
November 2024
Chipset Class
Flagship
Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer
MediaTek
MediaTek
Model Number
MT6993
MT6897

CPU

Total Cores
8
8
Core Configuration
1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra
3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium
4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro
1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
Max Frequency
4210 MHz
3350 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.3-A
ARMv9-A
Process Node
3 nm
4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L2 Cache
2 MB
-
L3 Cache
16 MB
4 MB
TDP
-
6 W

GPU

GPU Name
Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Frequency
1716 MHz
1400 MHz
Shading Units
128
128
FLOPS
5271.5 GFLOPS
2150.4 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
Yes
NPU
MediaTek NPU 990
MediaTek APU 780
API Support
Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
5333 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x16-bit
4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth
85.3 GB/s
68.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support
320 MP
320MP
Video Capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Max Display Resolution
4K
WQHD+
Video Playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs
HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs
AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3
AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem
-
MediaTek T800
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
10.7 Gbps
7.9 Gbps
Upload Speed
3.5 Gbps
4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
6E
Bluetooth
6.0
5.4
Navigation
NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
NAVIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Dimensity 9500 Dimensity 8350

AnTuTu v11

Total
35,19,907
16,42,027
CPU
1,08,387
4,73,434
GPU
13,61,440
4,88,428
Memory
3,58,001
2,65,639
UX
7,82,079
4,13,526

Geekbench

Single-Core
3,488
1,428
Multi-Core
10,280
4,566

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+26 points
Dimensity 9500 98
Dimensity 8350 72

CPU Score

+37 points
Dimensity 9500 97
Dimensity 8350 60

GPU Score

+32 points
Dimensity 9500 98
Dimensity 8350 66

Memory Score

+10 points
Dimensity 9500 100
Dimensity 8350 90

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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