Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (with Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 graphics) and Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
  • Performs 10.8x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 5x) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 4838K vs 960K
  • Supports 275% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 6 nm)
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 1200
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2x)
  • 52% higher CPU clock speed (4550 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
4838033
CPU 1388289 384772
GPU 1881401 144433
Memory 488503 177452
UX 1079840 254067
Total score 4838033 960724
Samples Less than 3 [12 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 71.4 images/sec
HDR - 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing - 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing - 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples - 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 6.87 images/sec
Face detection - 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 838.9 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples - 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 442
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 9245 1311
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9284
Video editing score - 6385
Data manipulation score - 10275
Photo editing score - 25491
Writing score - 14338
Phones tested - 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 68 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 71 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Oppo Realme GT Neo
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-28 (Woafi)AnTuTu 121115400
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-04 (ะ’ะฐั€ั„ะพะปะพะผะตะน ะ˜ะณะพั€ะตะฒะธั‡)AnTuTu 11773735

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9600 Pro and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.55 GHz โ€“ C2-Ultra
3x 4.35 GHz โ€“ C2-Pro
3x 3.1 GHz โ€“ C2-Pro
1x 3 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4550 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 32 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 320 KB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Process 2 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Valhall 6th gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1800 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 12 9
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 1536 288
FLOPS 5529.6 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.2 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 1090 MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance - 4.5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR6 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 24 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 128 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution - 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 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
- H.266 (VVC)
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Helio M70
4G support - LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026 January 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MT6995 MT6893
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro

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