The new Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 chipsets from MediaTek have been released. These two high-end competitors are both 5 nm chips, but the Dimensity 8100 has a faster clock speed than the Dimensity 8000. Both newly released chipsets include four A55 and Cortex A78 CPU cores. The Dimensity 8100 chipset has a 20% higher GPU frequency than the Dimensity 8000. The MediaTek Dimensity achieved 170 frames per second on the GFXBench Manhattan, while the Dimensity 8000 achieved 140.
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 support a screen refresh rate of 168 Hz at Full HD+ resolution, while the Dimensity 8100 also supports a screen refresh rate of 120 Hz at WQHD+ resolution. Both chipsets support adaptive HDR10+ and include 4K AV1 video decoders.
The Dimensity 8100 includes the Imagiq 780 ISP, which can record HDR videos from dual cameras and supports cameras up to 200 megapixels. This chipset has 4.7 Gbps peak downlink performance, 2CC carrier aggregation, and a 3 GPP Release-16 5G modem with 5G dual sim dual standby support on the connectivity front.
The Dimensity 8000, on the other hand, includes the Imagiq 780 ISP, which supports 200-megapixel cameras, dual-camera HDR recording, and AI-motion unblur. Similar to the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset in terms of connectivity.
The newly released MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 chipsets are expected to hit the market in March, though the company has yet to confirm a specific date. The Realme GT Neo 3 smartphone will be the first to use the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset.
