Dimensity 9500s vs Tensor G6
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12) with the newer 7-core Google Tensor G6 (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536) SoC. 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 9500s
- Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 57%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3032K vs 1933K
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G6
- Higher GPU frequency (~25%)
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Has 1 more cores
Pros of Google Tensor G6
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (4110 vs 3730 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 896417 | 876037 |
| GPU | 1062397 | 288736 |
| Memory | 451911 | 304202 |
| UX | 621314 | 464561 |
| Total score | 3032039 | 1933536 |
| Samples | [85 tests] | [4 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 374.1 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 259.5 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 301.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 231.8 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 267.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 37.9 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 86.8 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 10 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 22 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 25 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.94 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1.22 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.65 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 72.9 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 3653.8 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 17 tests | 3 tests |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Zimz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3279234 |
| π 2026-09-19 (NAIM KHAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 3115755 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Naim) | AnTuTu 12 | 2872829 |
| π 2026-09-15 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3274318 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Dilshodbek) | AnTuTu 11 | 2828966 |
Google Tensor G6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500s and Tensor G6CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
1x 4.11 GHz β C1-Ultra 4x 3.38 GHz β C1-Pro 2x 2.65 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 7 |
| Frequency | 3730 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | - |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 4952.1 Gigaflops | 1975.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2400 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | MediaTek M90 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7300 Mbps | Up to 12000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | January 2026 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB | GS601 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site | - |
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