MediaTek has launched the MediaTek Dimensity 8450, a 5G smartphone chip designed to deliver exceptional performance, efficiency, and connectivity.  MediaTek Dimensity 8450 SoC is designed to stream, broadcast, record, edit and publish with unparalleled quality and speed, 30 per cent faster than competing platforms. Key features include:

  • All Big Core CPU design with eight Arm Cortex-A725 cores and an Arm Mali-G720 MC7 GPU, delivering higher peak performance while reducing power consumption.
  • MediaTek Dimensity Agentic AI Engine (DAE) that leverages the growing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) ecosystem and supports the latest global mainstream large language models (LLMs), small language models (SLMs), and large multimodal model (LMMs).
  • Powerful NPU 880 bringing flagship level AI for leading GenAI and AI camera experience.
  • Delivers immersive gaming experiences in the premium segment with best framer per second (FPS) and superior power efficiency, enabled by its powerful all Big Core CPU and graphics processing unit (GPU).
  • Multi-frame EIS engine for enhanced 4K60 HDR (HLG) video capture with unparallel stabilisation.
  • Built-in MediaTek Imagiq 1080 ISP with in sensor zoom technology (QPD remozaic).
  • 5G-A modem with up to 3CC-CA and up to 5.17 Gbps performance.
  • WQHD+ up to 144Hz and dual screen support.

The company also showcased the Dimensity 5G chipset portfolio spanning flagship, premium, and entry-level smartphones across brands.

Commenting on the launch, Dr Yenchi Lee, general manager, wireless communications business unit, MediaTek, said, “With the launch of the MediaTek Dimensity 8450, we are expanding our portfolio of leading mobile platforms, giving device makers and users an even wider selection of premium experiences to choose from. This chip empowers users to unleash creativity with agentic AI and imaging capabilities while taking mobile gaming even further. With our All Big Core design, also featured in our flagship chips, we are demonstrating that exceptional performance and efficiency can coexist, ensuring consumers no longer have to choose between the two.”