Quick/Comparisons
The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 takes the lead in gaming performance with a score of 98, outscoring the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus by 14 points.
Both the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 deliver identical battery life scores of 93, resulting in a tie.
Since AI performance scores are unavailable for both processors, we cannot declare a winner in this use case.
90 | CPU Performance | 96 |
84 | Gaming Performance | 98 |
93 | Battery life |
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| TSMC | Manufacturer | TSMC |
| 3 nanometers | Process Node | 3 nanometers |
| 8 | CPU Cores | 8 |
| Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | GPU Model | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| MediaTek NPU 890 | NPU Performance | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| 2874956 | Apple A19 | 3508681 |
| 869347 | CPU | 1098383 |
| 1015558 | GPU | 1275843 |
| 357663 | Memory | 378116 |
| 632388 | UX | 756339 |
| 2874956 | Total score | 3508681 |
| 2927 | Single-Core Score | 3366 |
| 9000 | Multi-Core Score | 10603 |
| 359.5 MB/sec | Asset compression | 397.3 MB/sec |
| 252.5 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 292.7 pages/sec |
| 300.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 223.1 images/sec | Image detection | 234.3 images/sec |
| 267.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 33.2 images/sec | Background blur | 40.9 images/sec |
| 78.2 images/sec | Photo processing | 109.9 images/sec |
| 9.25 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| — | Samples | 10 tests |
| 25816 | Compute Score (GPU) | 25501 |
| 49 images/sec | Background blur | 47.2 images/sec |
| 28.1 images/sec | Face detection | 26.1 images/sec |
| 0.94 Gpixels/sec | Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| 1.21 Gpixels/sec | Edge detection | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| 1.5 Gpixels/sec | Gaussian blur | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.34 Gpixels/sec | Feature matching | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| 72.5 Gpixels/sec | Stereo matching | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
| 3826.1 FPS | Particle physics | 3324.6 FPS |
| Vulkan | API | Vulkan |
| — | Samples | 7 tests |
| 2371 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 3119 |
| 2371 | Score | 3119 |
| 77% | Stability | 52% |
| 18 FPS | Graphics test | 23 FPS |
| 10715 | 3DMark Solar Bay | 13308 |
| 10715 | Score | 13308 |
| 41 FPS | Graphics test | 51 FPS |
| 45 FPS | Section 1 | 57 FPS |
| 41 FPS | Section 2 | 51 FPS |
| 36 FPS | Section 3 | 45 FPS |
| 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 | Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 3730 MHz | Frequency | 4210 MHz |
| ARMv9.2-A | Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A |
| — | L1 cache | 192 KB |
| 2 MB | L2 cache | 2 MB |
| 3 nanometers | Process | 3 nanometers |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 5333 MHz | Memory frequency | 5333 MHz |
| 4x 16 Bit | Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| 85.3 Gb/s | Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s |
| 24 GB | Max size | 24 GB |
| — | Modem | — |
| LTE Cat. 24 | 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Up to 7300 Mbps | Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| — | Upload speed | — |
| 7 | Wi-Fi | 7 |
| 6 | Bluetooth | 6 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| 1x 320MP | Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP |
| 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 | Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 | Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
| MediaTek NPU 890 | Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| April 2025 | Announced | September 2025 |
| Flagship | Class | Flagship |
| MT6991, MT6991Z/TCZA | Model number | MT6993 |
| Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Valhall 5th gen | Architecture | Valhall 5th gen |
| 1612 MHz | GPU frequency | 1716 MHz |
| 12 | Pipelines | 12 |
| 128 | Shading units | 128 |
| 1536 | Total shaders | 1536 |
| 4952.1 Gigaflops | FLOPS | 5271.5 Gigaflops |