MediaTek is reportedly developing the Dimensity 9500 SoC, expected to be its next flagship-tier smartphone processor. Reportedly, the chip could be expected to debut later in 2025 and could be fabricated through TSMC’s premium 3nm N3P process, which in turn would provide significant improvements in terms of performance and power efficiency over its forerunner, the Dimensity 9400.
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MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC Tipped for 2025 with Major Performance, AI, and GPU Improvements
The Dimensity 9500 is said to include a bespoke octa-core design, rather than continuing with the 2+6 core setup MediaTek used in previous SoCs. Instead, the chip could land with one high-performance Cortex-X930 “Travis” core, three “Alto” performance cores, and four power-efficient Cortex-A730 “Gelas” cores. This architecture, paired with Arm’s latest Cortex-X9 series and Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) support, is expected to deliver enhanced multi-thread performance and faster execution of AI and machine learning tasks.
Graphics performance is also getting a boost thanks to an Immortalis-Drage GPU, which may bring with it improved ray tracing and AI processing powers that, due to its power needs of the new GPU microarchitecture, could be more efficient. In addition, the chip is rumored to come with an NPU 9.0, which is said to be able to offer 100 TOPS (tera operations per second) of AI performance, which is a huge jump over NPUs found in the previous generation of devices.
Reportedly, other major specifications are 16MB of L3 cache, 10MB of system-level cache (SLC), and compatibility with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. The N3P process used in its fabrication could offer a 5% performance increase and 5–10% energy efficiency gains compared to the Dimensity 9400, which used the N3E process.
Although MediaTek hasn’t officially confirmed the Dimensity 9500, its predecessor was launched in October 2024, and the new chip may follow a similar timeline. If these leaks hold true, the Dimensity 9500 could position itself as a strong contender in the 2025 flagship SoC market.
FAQs
What is the expected performance improvement of the Dimensity 9500?
The Dimensity 9500 is rumored to offer a 5% performance boost and 5-10% better efficiency over its predecessor.
When is the Dimensity 9500 expected to launch?
While not officially confirmed, the Dimensity 9500 could launch around October 2025, similar to its predecessor.
