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MediaTek Dimensity 9500
MediaTek's Armv9.3 flagship debuts Arm's C1-Ultra cores and Mali G1-Ultra graphics, trading blows with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 at lower power in phones like the vivo X300 Pro.
Pros
- C1-Ultra CPU rivals Qualcomm's best
- Mali G1-Ultra GPU nearly matches Adreno 840
- Class-leading efficiency under sustained load
- SME2-accelerated on-device AI
- LPDDR5X-10667 and UFS 4.1 support
Cons
- No mmWave 5G support
- Weaker global device availability than Snapdragon
- GPU drivers less consistent across games and emulators
Excellent
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 9500
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 9 W
- Architecture
- Armv9.3
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra + 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium + 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
- Max clock
- 4.21 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali G1-Ultra MC12
AI
- NPU
- MediaTek NPU 990
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-10667
- Max bandwidth
- 85.3 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G-A modem
- Max download
- 7 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 180Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 3,900,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,400
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,400
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 7,600
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 earns an Inno Score of 86.2/100 (“Excellent”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MediaTek's Armv9.3 flagship debuts Arm's C1-Ultra cores and Mali G1-Ultra graphics, trading blows with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 at lower power in phones like the vivo X300 Pro.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 9500?
Cores: 8 · Process: 3 nm · AnTuTu 10: 3,900,000 · GPU: Arm Mali G1-Ultra MC12
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 9500?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, Apple A19 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
