Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 24% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- 49% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.41M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 91% faster single-core and 39% faster multi-core performance
- 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 127% more compute performance (5.271 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
- 11% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +49%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 409,017 |
| UX | 821,345 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +91%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +39%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6993 | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
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 | 4210 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 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 | 3GPP Release 17 5G | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |