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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro Sets New Standard for Flagship Smartphone Chips

The 9600 Pro is MediaTek’s first 2-nanometer chip and promises console-quality gaming at 185 frames per second.

  • On Tuesday, MediaTek unveiled its Dimensity 9600 Pro and 9600M processors, introducing advanced gaming capabilities and on-device artificial intelligence features for upcoming smartphones.
  • The Dimensity 9600 Pro marks MediaTek's first chipset using a 2-nanometer process node, delivering a 61% reduction in multi-core power consumption compared to the previous generation.
  • For gaming, the new GPU enables console-quality performance at up to 185 frames per second, while the NPU 1090 boosts token generation by 55% for complex on-device AI applications.
  • Smartphones using these processors are expected to debut later this year, competing with Qualcomm's Snapdragon line, which typically powers Samsung's Galaxy devices in the United States.
  • JC Hsu, corporate senior vice president at MediaTek, said the processors meet evolving user demands with "a Native AI architecture and dual improvement in performance and power efficiency.
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MediaTek presented its new Dimension 9600 Pro and 9600M mobile processors, with a focus on TSMC's 2nm process, energy saving and local execution of generational models of up to 30 billion parameters. The company seeks to approach Qualcomm in the premium range with competitive prices and planned agreements with Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo.

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MediaTek has announced its new high-end Dimensity 9600 Pro chipset, along with the Dimensity 9600M, aimed at more affordable flagship phones. Containing over 33 billion transistors, the Dimensity 9600 ... Read more

MediaTek has unveiled the powerful 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro. Read all the technical details about the new Fusion Architecture, the leap in On-Device AI performance, and groundbreaking graphics capabilities.

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cnet broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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