Dimensity 9600 Pro vs Dimensity 9000

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (with Mali-G2 Ultra NX 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

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 5.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 3.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 4838K vs 1504K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • Supports 113% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 60 GB/s)
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9000
  • Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 4 nm)
  • 49% higher CPU clock speed (4550 vs 3050 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
1504467
CPU 1388289 546692
GPU 1881401 290175
Memory 488503 237462
UX 1079840 430138
Total score 4838033 1504467
Samples Less than 3 [14 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 170.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 120.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 138.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 115.4 images/sec
HDR - 140.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 15.7 images/sec
Photo processing - 38.9 images/sec
Ray tracing - 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples - 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 8.55 images/sec
Face detection - 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.37 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 1296 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples - 10 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 775
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 9245 2332
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 13 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> alominzikkAnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk)AnTuTu 111500307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu 111584537
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (DG)AnTuTu 111542660
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1)AnTuTu 111561642

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9600 Pro and Dimensity 9000

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.55 GHz – C2-Ultra
3x 4.35 GHz – C2-Pro
3x 3.1 GHz – C2-Pro
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 4550 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 2 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Valhall 6th gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 1800 MHz 848 MHz
Pipelines 12 10
Shading units 128 64
Total shaders 1536 640
FLOPS 5529.6 Gigaflops 1085.4 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 590

Memory

Memory type LPDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x 24 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 128 Gb/s 60 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution - 3200 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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
- H.266 (VVC)
- 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
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 7000 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2026 November 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6995 MT6983
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site -
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro

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