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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
- 3,254,273Top 2%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,700Top 3%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,400Top 2%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 7,600Top 3%
- AnTuTu 10 (CPU)
- 976,567Top 6%
- AnTuTu 10 (GPU)
- 1,218,443Top 6%
- AnTuTu 10 (Memory)
- 359,576Top 15%
- AnTuTu 10 (UX)
- 699,687Top 6%
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 earns an Inno Score of 81/100 (“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 is the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 AnTuTu score?
The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 scores 3,254,273 points in AnTuTu 10 (CPU 976,567, GPU 1,218,443, Memory 359,576, UX 699,687). That puts it in the top 2% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 3,700 single-core and 11,400 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 9500?
Cores: 8 · Process: 3 nm · AnTuTu 10: 3,254,273 · 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, MediaTek Dimensity 9500M, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
