MediaTek announces Dimensity 9600 Pro flagship 2nm SoC

MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 9600 Pro, a flagship mobile SoC manufactured using a 2nm process. The new chip features a revised 2+3+3 CPU configuration utilizing Arm's latest C2 series cores, delivering a 17% increase in single-core performance and a 15% increase in multi-core performance compared to its predecessor. Notably, the chip offers significant power efficiency improvements, with multi-core power consumption potentially reduced by up to 61%.

The Dimensity 9600 Pro includes a dual-NPU architecture consisting of the MediaTek NPU 1090 and the Super Efficient NPU 2.0 to manage high and low-load AI tasks respectively. It also features an Arm Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU with a 27% increase in peak performance and supports the latest hardware standards, including LPDDR6 RAM, UFS 5.0 storage, and Wi-Fi 7.

Industry reports suggest the chip may cost approximately $220 per unit, marking a significant price point for the company. The first devices expected to utilize the chipset include the vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max, followed by the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max.