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MediaTek Dimensity 8450
MediaTek's 4nm all-big-core chip uses eight Cortex-A725 cores (up to 3.25 GHz), a Mali-G720 MC7 GPU and the NPU 880. It appears in the OPPO Reno14 Pro, the Reno15 series and the K13 Turbo, with specifications that match the Dimensity 8400.
Pros
- All-big-core CPU of eight Cortex-A725 cores; MediaTek says up to 41% higher multi-core performance than the previous generation
- Mali-G720 MC7 GPU; MediaTek claims over 24% higher peak performance and 42% lower power use than the previous generation
- Supports LPDDR5X-8533 memory and UFS 4 with MCQ storage
- 4K60 HDR video capture with a dual EIS engine and support for sensors up to 320MP
- Supports WQHD+ displays at up to 144Hz
Cons
- Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 only, with no Wi-Fi 7
- 5G modem is sub-6GHz only, with no mmWave
- In review testing, the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G showed pronounced throttling in the 3DMark stress test
- Video capture tops out at 4K at 60fps, with no 8K recording
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 8450
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 4 nm
- Architecture
- Armv9.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.25 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A725
- Max clock
- 3.25 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G720 MC7
AI
- NPU
- MediaTek NPU 880
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-8533
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G modem (3GPP R16)
- Max download
- 5.2 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,566Top 28%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,137Top 21%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 4,044Top 23%
Devices with the MediaTek Dimensity 8450
4 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 8450 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 earns an Inno Score of 52.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MediaTek's 4nm all-big-core chip uses eight Cortex-A725 cores (up to 3.25 GHz), a Mali-G720 MC7 GPU and the NPU 880. It appears in the OPPO Reno14 Pro, the Reno15 series and the K13 Turbo, with specifications that match the Dimensity 8400.
Which devices use the MediaTek Dimensity 8450?
4 devices in our catalog use the MediaTek Dimensity 8450: OPPO Reno15, OPPO Reno15 Pro, OPPO Reno14 Pro 5G, OPPO K13 Turbo.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 8450?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · GPU: Arm Mali-G720 MC7
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 8450?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, Samsung Exynos 1580, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
