Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 6300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6300, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G57 MP2 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 6300
- Geekbench 6 shows 316% faster single-core and 356% faster multi-core performance
- 617% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 500K)
- 75% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 6 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 5× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 17 GB/s)
- 285% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 1.37 TFLOPS)
- 150% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.4
- Released 1 year and 5 months later - (september 2025 vs April 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
33
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
16
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
49
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
32
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +617%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
499,641
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 215,222 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 44,216 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 95,882 |
| UX | 821,345 | 144,321 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 499,641 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +316%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
793
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +356%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2,060
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 793 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 2,060 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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MediaTek Dimensity 6300
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6835 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
2x 2.4 GHz- Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz- Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | ARM Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 1st Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 32 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 1.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit (Dual Channel) |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 108 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 2K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 3.3 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |