Dimensity 8550 vs Dimensity 6500
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8550 (with Mali-G720 MP8 graphics) and Dimensity 6500 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8550
- Performs 21.9x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 350% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 17.07 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 4.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 2429K vs 569K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~37%)
- 31% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 612932 | 249030 |
| GPU | 952016 | 48297 |
| Memory | 394012 | 106012 |
| UX | 470174 | 166224 |
| Total score | 2429134 | 569563 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Samples | Less than 3 | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Samples | Less than 3 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8550 and Dimensity 6500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 MP8 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 1508 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 3088.4 Gigaflops | 140.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 17.07 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2026 | April 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6899, MT6899Z_T/TZA | - |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 6500 official site |
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