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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
The MediaTek Dimensity 9600M reuses the Dimensity 9500's Armv9.3 C1-Ultra CPU cores, Mali-G1 Ultra GPU and NPU 990 on the same 3nm process, extending last year's flagship-tier performance and generative-AI features to more affordable phones such as the vivo X500.
Pros
- Reuses the flagship Dimensity 9500's Arm C1-Ultra CPU cores and Mali-G1 Ultra GPU
- NPU 990 supports on-device generative and agentic AI
- Wi-Fi 7 (tri-band) and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity
- Supports WQHD+ displays at up to 180Hz, including tri-fold panels
- Brings flagship-tier silicon to more affordable phones like the vivo X500
Cons
- Essentially a rebadged Dimensity 9500 with no CPU or GPU architecture upgrade
- Sub-6GHz-only 5G modem; no mmWave support
- Lacks the newer NPU 1090 and Mali-G2 Ultra NX GPU found in the Dimensity 9600 Pro
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 3 nm
- Architecture
- ARMv9.3-A
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
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 5G-A modem
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
Media
- Max display
- WQHD+ @ 180Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@60fps
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M good in 2026?
We haven't scored the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M yet: there are no published CPU and GPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. The MediaTek Dimensity 9600M reuses the Dimensity 9500's Armv9.3 C1-Ultra CPU cores, Mali-G1 Ultra GPU and NPU 990 on the same 3nm process, extending last year's flagship-tier performance and generative-AI features to more affordable phones such as the vivo X500.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M?
Cores: 8 · Process: 3 nm · GPU: Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 9500M, MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro, Google Tensor G6 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
