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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
MediaTek's first 2nm mobile chip pairs new Arm C2-Ultra CPU cores with the Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU and a dual-NPU AI system, launching in the vivo X500 Pro series and Oppo Find X10 with modest CPU gains but a large cut in power draw over the Dimensity 9500.
Pros
- Built on a 2nm process node
- New Arm C2-Ultra cores cut peak multi-core power draw by up to 61% versus the Dimensity 9500
- Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU adds ray tracing and up to 185 fps gaming performance
- Dual-NPU design (NPU 1090 plus Super Efficient NPU 2.0) runs on-device AI models up to 30B parameters
- Supports LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage
Cons
- Sub-6GHz-only 5G modem; no mmWave support
- CPU performance gain over the Dimensity 9500 is modest (about 15-19%) despite the 2nm shrink
- Available in only a handful of flagship phones at launch (vivo X500 Pro series, Oppo Find X10)
Outstanding
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
- Architecture
- ARMv9.3-A
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x4.55 GHz C2-Ultra + 3x4.35 GHz C2-Pro + 3x3.1 GHz C2-Pro
- Max clock
- 4.55 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX MC12
AI
- NPU
- MediaTek NPU 1090
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR6-10667
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G-A modem
- Max download
- 7.4 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.2
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 180Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 4,216Top 2%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,765Top 1%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 9,245Top 2%
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro good in 2026?
The MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro earns an Inno Score of 93.5/100 (“Outstanding”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MediaTek's first 2nm mobile chip pairs new Arm C2-Ultra CPU cores with the Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU and a dual-NPU AI system, launching in the vivo X500 Pro series and Oppo Find X10 with modest CPU gains but a large cut in power draw over the Dimensity 9500.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro?
Cores: 8 · Process: 2 nm · GPU: Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX MC12
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple A20 Pro, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, MediaTek Dimensity 9500 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
