MediaTek has at last launched the new top-of-the-line processor, the Dimensity 9500, which is the successor of the Dimensity 9400 Plus. The chipset is a direct rival to the Apple A19 Pro and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Elite.
The Dimensity 9500 is made up of ARM v9.3 design and built through the N3P process from TSMC. It also introduces Lumex CPU cores and the new Mali-G1 Ultra GPU.
Key Specifications
- CPU configuration: 1 × C1-Ultra @ 4.21 GHz 3 × C1-Premium @ 3.5 GHz 4 × C1-Pro @ 2.7 GHz
- GPU: ARM Mali-G1 Ultra with 12 cores
- Memory: UFS 4.1 support
- NPU: MediaTek NPU 990 for advanced AI tasks
- ISP: MediaTek Imagiq 1190
Performance Gains
- +32% in single-core performance
- +16% in multi-core workloads
- +33% in graphics rendering
- +119% in ray tracing efficiency
Power Efficiency
- 37% improvement in CPU tasks
- 42% improvement in GPU scenarios
Device Launch
The Oppo Find X9 along with the Vivo X300 series will be the first to demonstrate the power of the Dimensity 9500, and this includes their respective Pro variants. The mid-October 2025 start for the international Find X9 is where the global rollout next stop will stage.
