MediaTek Dimensity 9500: An Advanced Android Processor

MediaTek Dimensity 9500: An Advanced Android Processor

MediaTek Dimensity 9500: An Advanced Android Processor

Although MediaTek’s 2nm chipset won’t arrive until 2026, the 3nm 9500 is still very powerful, particularly for AI and ray tracing.

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Essential information

  • The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 boasts a 3nm, octa-core flagship chipset that offers a 32% performance enhancement over the Dimensity 9400.
  • Its GPU is 33% swifter and can achieve 120FPS with ray tracing.
  • The NPU is twice as fast for LLM outputs and engineered to tackle additional AI tasks on device.
  • Top-tier smartphones from Oppo and Vivo are set to incorporate the Dimensity 9500 by the conclusion of 2025.

On Monday, MediaTek introduced its latest Dimensity 9500, a third-generation 3nm TSMC chipset without efficiency cores. It is positioned to compete with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which Qualcomm plans to announce on Tuesday.

The Dimensity 9500 combines one Arm C1-Ultra core (4.21GHz), three C1-Premium cores (3.5GHz), and four C1-Pro cores (2.7GHz), resulting in a 32% boost in single-core CPU performance and a 55% increase in single-core efficiency to surpass the old benchmarks of the Dimensity 9400. Improvements in multi-core performance were more modest, featuring a 17% gain in performance and a 37% gain in efficiency.

Along with enhanced benchmarks, the Dimensity 9500 introduces four-lane