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MediaTek Dimensity 8550
MediaTek's Dimensity 8550 refreshes the Dimensity 8500: eight Cortex-A725 cores at up to 3.4GHz on a 4nm process, a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, and an NPU 880 that adds an LLM Booster and Gemini Nano V3 support. OPPO uses a version branded Dimensity 8550 Super in the Reno16 Pro.
Pros
- All-big-core CPU of eight Cortex-A725 cores, one at up to 3.4GHz and three at up to 3.2GHz
- NPU 880 gains an LLM Booster and support for Google's Gemini Nano V3
- 5G-Advanced modem with up to 3CC carrier aggregation and up to 5.17Gbps downlink
- Supports LPDDR5X memory up to 9600Mbps and UFS 4.0 storage with MCQ
- Supports WQHD+ displays up to 144Hz and dual-screen (dual DSI) setups
Cons
- CPU core layout and Mali-G720 MC8 GPU match the Dimensity 8500; the main change is the NPU's LLM Booster
- Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 only, with no Wi-Fi 7
- Modem is sub-6GHz (FR1) only, with no mmWave support
- Throttled heavily in review testing: the OPPO Reno16 Pro scored only 46.6% stability in the 3DMark Wild Life stress test
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 8550
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 4 nm
- Architecture
- Armv9.2-A
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.4 GHz Cortex-A725 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A725 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A725
- Max clock
- 3.4 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G720 MC8
AI
- NPU
- MediaTek NPU 880
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-9600
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G-Advanced modem
- 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)
- 1,559Top 29%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,166Top 21%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 4,411Top 18%
Devices with the MediaTek Dimensity 8550
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 8550 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 8550 earns an Inno Score of 54.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MediaTek's Dimensity 8550 refreshes the Dimensity 8500: eight Cortex-A725 cores at up to 3.4GHz on a 4nm process, a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, and an NPU 880 that adds an LLM Booster and Gemini Nano V3 support. OPPO uses a version branded Dimensity 8550 Super in the Reno16 Pro.
Which devices use the MediaTek Dimensity 8550?
One device in our catalog uses the MediaTek Dimensity 8550: OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 8550?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · GPU: Arm Mali-G720 MC8
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 8550?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, MediaTek Dimensity 9200 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
