Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 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 7300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MP2 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- Geekbench 6 shows 210% faster single-core and 217% faster multi-core performance
- 397% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 721K)
- 68% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv8.2-A)
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 883% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 0.536 TFLOPS)
- 67% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 3 months later - (september 2025 vs June 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
40
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
27
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
65
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
44
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +397%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
721,121
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 214,615 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 148,030 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 192,046 |
| UX | 821,345 | 166,370 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 721,121 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +210%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
1,064
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +217%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
2,961
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,064 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 2,961 |
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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MediaTek Dimensity 7300
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6878 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
4x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A78 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 4W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek NPU 655 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 0.536 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 144 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 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 | 3GPP Release 16 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 3.27 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |