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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
The chip that ended MediaTek's budget-only reputation: first announced on 4nm, first with LPDDR5X, and efficient enough to embarrass the Samsung-fabbed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 it launched against. Sub-6-only 5G kept it out of US flagships.
Pros
- First 4nm smartphone chip announced
- First with LPDDR5X memory support
- Beat the 8 Gen 1 on efficiency
- Ended MediaTek's budget-only reputation
Cons
- Sub-6 5G only, no mmWave
- Mali-G710 trailed Adreno 730 in games
- Few design wins outside Asia
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv9
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
- Max clock
- 3.05 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G710 MC10
AI
- NPU
- MediaTek APU 590
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-7500
- Max bandwidth
- 60 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G modem
- Max download
- 7 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 144Hz
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,050,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,730
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,350
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,250
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 earns an Inno Score of 43.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The chip that ended MediaTek's budget-only reputation: first announced on 4nm, first with LPDDR5X, and efficient enough to embarrass the Samsung-fabbed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 it launched against. Sub-6-only 5G kept it out of US flagships.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 1,050,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G710 MC10
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 9000?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Google Tensor G3, Apple A14 Bionic, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
