MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex

Comparing the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex across specs like CPU, GPU, Memory, Camera, Display, Multimedia, Connectivity and benchmarks to help you choose the best chipset for your needs.

MediaTek Dimensity 8500

MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex

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Summary

Release Date

Jan, 2026

Jun, 2026

CPU

Octa core

(3.4 GHz, Single Core + 3.2 GHz, Tri core + 2.2 GHz, Quad core)

Octa core

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

Process Node

4 nm

6 nm

GPU

1.3 GHz

Mali-G57 MC2

Memory Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

AnTuTu Score

N/A	588,319 View Benchmark Details

Geekbench Score

N/A	788/1,993 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 8500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 588,319

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CPU

N/A

226,063

GPU

N/A

46,542

Memory

N/A

144,306

N/A

171,408

Geekbench (The higher, the better)

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

Geekbench Single Core

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 788

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Geekbench Multi Core

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 1,993

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General

SoC Brand

MediaTek

Title

MediaTek Dimensity 8500

MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex

Manufacturing

TSMC

CPU

Total Cores

Octa core

CPU

Octa core (3.4 GHz, Single Core, Cortex A725 + 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 + 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725)

Octa core (2.4 GHz, Dual Core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Process Node

4 nm

6 nm

Instruction Set

ARMv9.2-A

ARMv8.2-A

L1 Cache

N/A

512 KB

L2 Cache

3.5 MB

1 MB

L3 Cache

6 MB

2 MB

GPU

N/A	Mali-G57 MC2

GPU Clock speed

1.3 GHz

1.072 GHz

Pipelines

Shading Units

128

Total Shaders

1024

FLOPS

2662.4 Gigaflops

137.2 Gigaflops

Vulkan Version

1.3

OpenCL Version

3.0 FP

2.0 FP

DirectX Version

12.0

AI

NPU

MediaTek NPU

N/A

Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Memory Speed

4.8 GHz

2.133 GHz

Bus

4x16 Bit

2x16 Bit

Memory Max bandwidth

76.8 Gb/s

17 Gb/s

Memory Max size

24 GB

12 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Camera

Max Camera Sensor Supported

320 MP

108 MP

Max Video Capture Resolution

UHD @ 60 FPS

QHD @ 30 FPS

Display

Max On-Device Display Resolution

QHD+	FHD+ @ 120 Hz

Max Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

HDR Support

N/A

Multimedia

Video Playback Resolution

UHD @ 60 FPS

QHD @ 30 FPS

Video Codecs

H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9

H.264, H.265, VP9

Audio Codecs

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

Connectivity

5G Support

Yes

Peak Download Speed

Up to 5170 Mbps

Up to 3300 Mbps

Peak Upload Speed

N/A	Up to 1250 Mbps

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi Standard

a, ac, ax, ax 6GHz, b, g, n

a, ac, b, g, n

Bluetooth Version

5.4

Navigation

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS

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