MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8450 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
1114121
CPU388482366755
GPU610993329211
Memory375299178155
UX300733240000
NanoReview Score16755071114121
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
9490
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
1647
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
4481
File Compression281.1 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser197.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering233.6 MP/secn/a
Background Blur24 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing55.9 frames/sn/a
Image Detection138.6 frames/sn/a
HDR200.8 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing7.2 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 7 10
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 896 640
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 1216 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 590

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 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

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 7000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr July, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a MT6983Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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