Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Tensor G6
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12) with the older 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 9600 Pro
- Performs 2.8x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.5x) AnTuTu 11 score β 4838K vs 1933K
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G6
- Supports 88% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- Has 1 more cores
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (4550 vs 4110 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1388289 | 876037 |
| GPU | 1881401 | 288736 |
| Memory | 488503 | 304202 |
| UX | 1079840 | 464561 |
| Total score | 4838033 | 1933536 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Samples | - | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Samples | - | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 9245 | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Google Tensor G6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Roni) | GeekBench CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | GeekBench CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9600 Pro and Tensor G6CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.55 GHz β C2-Ultra 3x 4.35 GHz β C2-Pro 3x 3.1 GHz β C2-Pro |
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 | 4550 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| Architecture | Valhall 6th gen | - |
| GPU frequency | 1800 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 5529.6 Gigaflops | 1975.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 1090 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 128 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | - | 3840 x 2400 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 12000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | - | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6995 | GS601 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site | - |
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