MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Helio G36

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with MediaTek Helio G36. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 8500

Helio G36

103140

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

1712

Helio G36

175

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Helio G36

722

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	12 nm
TDP		2.2 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Imagination PowerVR GE8320
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	64
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	3.0	1.2
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	2400x1080@90Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.150 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS