Dimensity 9500 vs Dimensity 9000
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (with Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 9000 (Mali-G710 MP10). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Performs 4.9x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.5x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 1504K
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9000
- Higher GPU frequency (~2x)
- 38% higher CPU clock speed (4210 vs 3050 MHz)
- Supports 42% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 60 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1048345 | 546692 |
| GPU | 1432351 | 290175 |
| Memory | 476680 | 237462 |
| UX | 803286 | 430138 |
| Total score | 3760662 | 1504467 |
| Samples | [119 tests] | [14 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 397.3 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 292.7 pages/sec | 120.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 138.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.3 images/sec | 115.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 140.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 40.9 images/sec | 15.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 109.9 images/sec | 38.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.3 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 47.2 images/sec | 8.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 26.1 images/sec | 4.42 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 0.37 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.68 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 91.9 Gpixels/sec | 16.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3324.6 FPS | 1296 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 14 tests | 10 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 3119 | 775 |
| Stability | 57% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 6 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 13319 | - |
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 52 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 2332 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14375 | - |
| Video editing score | 5995 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 12159 | - |
| Photo editing score | 34571 | - |
| Writing score | 22695 | - |
| Phones tested | 4 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (weipoh09) | AnTuTu 12 | 3319530 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> Forgolka | AnTuTu 12 | 3407758 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> StevenS | AnTuTu 12 | 3322691 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Pradip) | AnTuTu 12 | 3930709 |
| π 2026-09-27 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3413066 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500307 |
| π 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1584537 |
| π 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1542660 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561642 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500 and Dimensity 9000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
1x 3.05 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4210 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1716 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 10 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 5271.5 Gigaflops | 1085.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 590 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 100 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | - | 3200 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps | Up to 7000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6993 | MT6983 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site | - |
| Successor | - | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
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