Tiger T616 vs Dimensity 9000 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc Tiger T616 (with Mali-G57 MP1 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus (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 9000 Plus
  • Performs 25.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 3.9x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1540K vs 390K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 12 nm)
  • 60% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~27%)
  • 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
390317
1540240
CPU 158155 600873
GPU 17920 274706
Memory 120251 249021
UX 93991 415640
Total score 390317 1540240
Samples [6 tests] [5 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 73.1 MB/sec 217.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 151 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 52.5 Mpixels/sec 184.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 23.8 images/sec 127.5 images/sec
HDR 43.2 Mpixels/sec 161.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 3.11 images/sec 18.5 images/sec
Photo processing 14.2 images/sec 47.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.16 Mpixels/sec 5.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 7 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.81 images/sec -
Face detection 0.42 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.39 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 79 FPS -
API Vulkan -
Samples 4 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 54 861
Stability - 87%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 2642
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 15 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8248 -
Video editing score 4823 -
Data manipulation score 5662 -
Photo editing score 16913 -
Writing score 9412 -
Phones tested 2 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Unisoc Tiger T616
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Sealme C35)AnTuTu 11402854
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Jerry)AnTuTu 11390317
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Jerry)Geekbench 6 GPU510
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Jerry)Geekbench 6 CPU452 / 1511
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Explosivo)AnTuTu 11370494
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (S M I)AnTuTu 111573809
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (iPhantom_67)AnTuTu 111540240
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (S M I)AnTuTu 111453683
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (WAR_DADDY)AnTuTu 111443683
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-23 (S M I)Geekbench 6 CPU1967 / 5401

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Tiger T616 and Dimensity 9000 Plus

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 12 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 1 10
Shading units 32 64
Total shaders 32 640
FLOPS 48 Gigaflops 1216 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No MediaTek APU 590

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 60 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 3200 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 7000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 July 2022
Class Low end Flagship
Model number - MT6983Z
Official page Unisoc Tiger T616 official site MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus official site

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