Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9200
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200, 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 9200 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9200
- 38% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 215% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 1.14M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 139% faster single-core and 120% faster multi-core performance
- 91% higher compute performance (5.271 vs 2.76 TFLOPS)
- 25% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
64
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
72
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
90
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
75
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +215%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,138,348
| CPU | 1,021,103 | 275,790 |
| GPU | 1,369,827 | 501,250 |
| MEM | 372,002 | 162,030 |
| UX | 821,345 | 199,278 |
| TOTAL | 3,584,277 | 1,138,348 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +139%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
1,378
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +120%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
MediaTek Dimensity 9200
4,270
| Single-Core | 3,295 | 1,378 |
| Multi-Core | 9,391 | 4,270 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6993 | MT6985 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex X3 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A715 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4210 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 | Arm Immortalis-G715 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | 4th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 1716 MHz | 981 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek APU 690 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 5.271 TFLOPS | 2.76 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180 Hz at WQHD+ | 240 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 68.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | HEVC, AVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, and MP3 | AAC, FLAC, MP3, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 17 5G | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10.7 Gbps | Up to 7.67 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.25 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |