MediaTek Dimensity 8500

The Dimensity 8500 is one of MediaTek mid-end CPU. It has 8 cores and was announced in 2026 Quarter 1. It has "top.big.LITTLE" cores-set: 1x Cortex-A725, 3x Cortex-A725 (3.2 GHz), 4x Cortex-A725 (2.2 GHz). The processor is manufactured using a 4 nm process technology and supports 4G, 5G, LPDDR5X.
MediaTek Dimensity 8500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 8500
1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 8500
6701

CPU cores and architecture

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

Memory (RAM)

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

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall
GPU frequency 1300 MHz
Execution units 8
Shaders 1024
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 3.0
Vulkan API 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2960x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2026 Quarter 1
Vertical Segment Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end