MediaTek Teases Dimensity 8000 Chipset for Premium Mid-Rangers; Key Specs Leaked

Dec. 17, 2021

MediaTekrecently confirmedthe name of smartphones that will come with itsflagship-grade Dimensity 9000 chipset. In addition to this, the chipmaker also teased the Dimensity 8000 chipset, which is expected to power mid-range smartphones. However, the company didn’t reveal any details about the chipset. Well, the key specs of the upcoming Dimensity 8000 chipset have leaked online today. So here’s what to expect.

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 SoC Details Revealed

Known Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (via a Weibo post) has given us an idea of the Dimensity 8000 chipset’s specs. Another leaksterAbhishek Yadavhas also shared some details, which corroborates the information shared by Digital Chat Station.

According to the tipsters, the Dimensity 8000 chipset will be based onTSMC’s 5nm architecture, unlikethe Dimensity 9000, whichis based on the latest 4nm manufacturing process. Furthermore, the chipset will have an octa-core design, with4 Cortex-A78coresclocked at 2.75 GHz and4 Cortex-A55 coresclocked at 2.0 GHz.

While these are old Cortex cores, they are expected to be paired with the latest ARMMali-G510 MC6 GPU, which is interesting. The GPU is 22 percent more energy-efficient and offers double the performance when compared to previous-gen ARM Mali GPUs for a high graphics performance.

Also, the MediaTek Dimensity 8000 chipset will reportedly support up to168Hz displays at 1080p+ resolutionand 120Hz displays at 1440p+ resolution. Plus, the chipset is expected to support up to LPDDR5 RAM and up to UFS 3.1 storage. If these details are true, the SoC could make the future upper mid-range Android phones a decent offering. While there’s no word on which smartphones will run the SoC, it is rumored to debut on upcomingRedmi and Realme smartphones.

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