MediaTek Dimensity 6500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Comparing the MediaTek Dimensity 6500 and MediaTek Dimensity 8450 across specs like CPU, GPU, Memory, Camera, Display, Multimedia, Connectivity and benchmarks to help you choose the best chipset for your needs.

MediaTek Dimensity 6500

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

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Summary

Release Date

Apr, 2026

May, 2025

CPU

Octa core

(2.6 GHz, Dual Core + 2 GHz, Hexa Core)

Octa core

(3.25 GHz, Single Core + 3 GHz, Tri core + 2.1 GHz, Quad core)

Process Node

6 nm

4 nm

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MC7

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

AnTuTu Score

N/A	2,141,052 View Benchmark Details

Geekbench Score

N/A	1,647/6,458 View Benchmark Details

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Benchmark

AnTuTu (The higher, the better)

AnTuTu measures CPU, GPU, memory and overall performance in different scenarios

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 8450 2,141,052

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CPU

N/A

692,152

GPU

N/A

656,029

Memory

N/A

275,727

N/A

517,144

Geekbench (The higher, the better)

The Geekbench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Geekbench Single Core

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 8450 1,647

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Geekbench Multi Core

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 8450 6,458

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General

SoC Brand

MediaTek

Title

MediaTek Dimensity 6500

MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Manufacturing

TSMC

CPU

Total Cores

Octa core

CPU

Octa core (2.6 GHz, Dual Core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (3.25 GHz, Single Core, Cortex A725 + 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 + 2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725)

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Process Node

6 nm

4 nm

Instruction Set

ARMv8.2-A

ARMv9.2-A

L2 Cache

N/A

1 MB

L3 Cache

N/A

6 MB

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MC7

GPU Clock speed

1.1 GHz

1.3 GHz

Pipelines

Shading Units

128

Total Shaders

896

FLOPS

140.8 Gigaflops

2329.6 Gigaflops

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

2.0 FP

3.0 FP

DirectX Version

12.0

AI

NPU

N/A	MediaTek NPU

Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Memory Speed

2.133 GHz

4.266 GHz

Bus

2x16 Bit

4x16 Bit

Memory Max bandwidth

17.07 Gb/s

68.2 Gb/s

Memory Max size

12 GB

24 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

Camera

Max Camera Sensor Supported

108 MP

320 MP

Max Video Capture Resolution

QHD @ 30 FPS

UHD @ 60 FPS

Video Capture Formats

N/A

MP4

Display

Max On-Device Display Resolution

FHD+ @ 120 Hz

QHD+

Max Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Multimedia

Video Playback Resolution

QHD @ 30 FPS

UHD @ 60 FPS

Video Codecs

H.264, H.265, VP9

H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP9

Audio Codecs

AAC-LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

5G Support

Yes

Peak Download Speed

Up to 3300 Mbps

Up to 5170 Mbps

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi Standard

a, ac, b, g, n

a, ac, ax, b, g, n

Bluetooth Version

5.2

5.4

Navigation

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS

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