Dimensity 9600M vs Dimensity 9600 Pro
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9600M (with Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 graphics) and 9600 Pro (Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12). 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
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (128 against 85.3 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score – 4838K vs 4011K
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (4550 vs 4210 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~5%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1043247 | 1388289 |
| GPU | 1510982 | 1881401 |
| Memory | 667254 | 488503 |
| UX | 790449 | 1079840 |
| Total score | 4011932 | 4838033 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 9245 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9600M and Dimensity 9600 ProCPU
| Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro |
2x 4.55 GHz – C2-Ultra 3x 4.35 GHz – C2-Pro 3x 3.1 GHz – C2-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4210 MHz | 4550 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP12 |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | Valhall 6th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1716 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 5271.5 Gigaflops | 5529.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.2 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek NPU 1090 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 100 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR6 |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 128 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 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 LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | - |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6994 | MT6995 |
| Official page | - | MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro official site |
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