Dimensity 9300 vs Dimensity 8500
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (with Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 8500 (Mali-G720 MP8). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9300
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8500
- Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2447K vs 2120K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 3250 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 740213 | 649177 |
| GPU | 789881 | 633638 |
| Memory | 362038 | 376271 |
| UX | 555582 | 461261 |
| Total score | 2447714 | 2120347 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [81 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 299.9 MB/sec | 279.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 218.6 pages/sec | 201 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 258.4 Mpixels/sec | 223.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 162.1 images/sec | 136.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 219.5 Mpixels/sec | 224 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 27.4 images/sec | 24.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 60.9 images/sec | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 8.03 Mpixels/sec | 7.64 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 9 tests | 18 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 25.6 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 12.2 images/sec | 10.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.67 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.81 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.86 Gpixels/sec | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 29.3 Gpixels/sec | 46.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3109.3 FPS | 2219.4 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 5 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1814 | - |
| Stability | 68% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 7667 | - |
| Stability | 64% | - |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4692 | 4058 |
| Stability | 59% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 28 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11741 | - |
| Video editing score | 5651 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 12096 | - |
| Photo editing score | 28882 | - |
| Writing score | 22861 | - |
| Phones tested | 3 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (TΓΊ LΓͺ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2435544 |
| π 2026-09-22 (memevjpproπ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2609259 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Mnich) | AnTuTu 12 | 2711576 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Bhumit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2262755 |
| π 2026-08-10 (Mnich.cz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2575927 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Nethovix) | AnTuTu 12 | 2287306 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Rei) | AnTuTu 12 | 2130588 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Thomas) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1429 / 5482 |
| π 2026-10-07 (gr.reborn) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 11819 |
| π 2026-10-02 (ismoiljon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1960195 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9300 and Dimensity 8500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 22.7 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 8 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 3088.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5T | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7900 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2023 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6989 | MT6899Z_A/TZA |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 official site |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | - |
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