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MediaTek Dimensity 8500

MediaTek Dimensity 8500
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is a SmartPhone Mid range platform from MediaTek. It began to be released in January 2026. The SoC has 8 cores produced using 4 nm technology. And it also has a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
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Basic

Label Name
MediaTek
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
Launch Date
January 2026
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A7253x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A7254x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores
8
Technology
4 nm
Frequency
3400 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Mali-G720 MP8
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
Shading units
128
OpenCL version
3.2
Vulkan version
1.3
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

5G support
Yes
Bluetooth
6.0
Wi-Fi
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880

Geekbench 6

Single Core
1745
Multi Core
6694

AnTuTu 10

2431690

AntuTu 11

2120347

Compared to Other SoC

61%
63%
85%
Better then 61% SOC over the past year
Better then 63% SOC over the past 3 years
Better then 85% SOC

SiliconCat Rating

43
Ranks 43 among all SOC on our website
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A20 Pro
Apple, September 2026
4713
Dimensity 8500
MediaTek, January 2026
1745
Dimensity 7450X
MediaTek, April 2026
1108
Exynos 1330
Samsung, February 2023
879
Tiger T620
Unisoc, August 2024
502
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M5 iPad
Apple, October 2025
15421
Dimensity 8500
MediaTek, January 2026
6694
Dimensity 1000 Plus
MediaTek, May 2020
3152
Dimensity 900
MediaTek, May 2021
2240
Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm, November 2016
1519
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Qualcomm, November 2025
3525943
Dimensity 8500
MediaTek, January 2026
2431690
Dimensity 8200
MediaTek, December 2022
938571
Dimensity 7300
MediaTek, May 2024
686609
T7300
Unisoc, July 2025
510000
AntuTu 11
Exynos 2500
Samsung, January 2025
2289696
A19
Apple, September 2025
2156126
Dimensity 8500
MediaTek, January 2026
2120347
Exynos 2400
Samsung, January 2024
2046435
Dimensity 8450
MediaTek, May 2025
2016572

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