Dimensity 9500 vs Dimensity 9400
One generation of MediaTek's all-big-core flagships
Overview
Dimensity 9500
Process: 3nm
Announced: Sep 2025
Dimensity 9400
Process: 3nm
Announced: Oct 2024
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v11
D9500
35,33,222
D9400
27,53,910
Geekbench 6 Single
D9500
3,473
D9400
2,751
Geekbench 6 Multi
D9500
10,264
D9400
8,152
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
D9500
7,263
D9400
6,173
Scores from the vivo X300 Pro (Dimensity 9500) and the vivo X200 Pro (Dimensity 9400), run on retail units.
At A Glance | ||
| Specification | D9500  | D9400  |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | MediaTek | MediaTek |
| Announced | Sep 2025Sep 22, 2025 | Oct 2024Oct 9, 2024 |
| Process node | 3nmTSMC N3P | 3nmTSMC second-gen 3nm |
| Found in | vivo X300 Provivo X300, OPPO Find X9 Pro | vivo X200 ProOPPO Find X8 Pro, vivo X200 |
CPU | ||
| Layout | 1 + 3 + 4All big core | 1 + 3 + 4All big core |
| Cores | 1x C1-Ultra3x C1-Premium, 4x C1-Pro | 1x Cortex-X9253x Cortex-X4, 4x Cortex-A720 |
| Peak clock | 4.21GHz3x C1-Premium at 3.5GHz, 4x C1-Pro at 2.7GHz | 3.62GHz3x Cortex-X4 at 3.3GHz, 4x Cortex-A720 at 2.4GHz |
| L2 cache | 2MB + 1MB + 512KBPer core: C1-Ultra, C1-Premium, C1-Pro | 2MB + 1MB + 512KBPer core: Cortex-X925, Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 16MB | 12MB |
| System cache | 10MBSLC | 10MBSLC |
| Architecture | Armv9.3SME2 instructions | Armv9.2 |
GPU and gaming | ||
| GPU | Mali-G1 Ultra MC1212 cores | Immortalis-G925 MC1212 cores |
| Ray tracing | Hardware120fps ray-traced gaming | HardwareWith opacity micromaps (OMM) |
| Graphics APIs | VulkanRay tracing pipeline | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2OpenCL 3.0 |
| Gaming tech | MediaTek HyperEngineMRFC 3.0 lifts 60fps titles to 120fps | MediaTek HyperEngineSuper resolution based on Arm ASR; Adaptive Gaming Technology 3.0 |
AI and NPU | ||
| NPU | NPU 990Plus CIM-based Super Efficient NPU | NPU 8908th-gen MediaTek NPU |
| AI engine | Generative AI Engine 2.0 | Dimensity Agentic AI EngineDAE |
| On-device LLM | BitNet 1.58-bit128K token context | MoE model supportOn-device LoRA training |
Memory and storage | ||
| Memory | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 10667MT/s | 10667MT/s |
| Storage | UFS 4.14-lane | UFS 4.0With MCQ |
Camera and ISP | ||
| ISP | Imagiq 1190 | Imagiq 1090HDR video across the full zoom range |
| Max sensor | 320MP | 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60fps4K at 120fps with EIS | 8K at 60fps |
| Video features | 4K60 cinematic mode4K at 120fps with EIS | Full-range HDR zoom4K60 recording up to three hours |
Display and video | ||
| On-device display | WQHD+ at 180HzTri-port MIPI for tri-fold displays | WQHD+ at 180HzTri-port MIPI for tri-fold displays |
| Video decode | AV1, H.265, VP9H.264; 8K at 60fps, 10-bit | AV1, H.265, VP9H.264; 8K at 60fps, 10-bit |
| Video encode | 8K at 30fps, 10-bitH.265, H.264; 8K at 60fps 8-bit H.265 | 8K at 30fps, 10-bitH.265, H.264; 8K at 60fps 8-bit H.265 |
| Display tech | MiraVision SmartScreenDown to 1 nit | MiraVision 1090SDR, HLG, HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid |
Cellular | ||
| Modem | Integrated 5GSub-6GHz, 5CC carrier aggregation | Integrated 5GSub-6GHz, 4CC carrier aggregation |
| Peak download | 7.4Gbps5CC, 350MHz | 7Gbps4CC, 300MHz |
| mmWave | Not supportedSub-6GHz (FR1) only | Not supportedSub-6GHz (FR1) only |
| 3GPP release | Release 17 | Release 17 |
| SIM | Dual SIM dual active5G/4G | Dual SIM dual active5G/4G |
| Downlink | 5CC, 350MHzLow-band DL 4x4 MIMO | 4CC, 300MHzLow-band DL 4x4 MIMO |
| Uplink | 2CC, 200MHzFDD UL 2x2 MIMO | 2CC, 200MHzFDD UL 2x2 MIMO |
| Modem power saving | 5G UltraSave10% savings with AI traffic prediction | MediaTek UltraSave 4.0 |
| AI networking | AI Network Suite50% lower latency with AI congestion prediction | AI Network Suite 2.0Up to 15% more throughput |
Wi-Fi and connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7Triple band triple concurrency | Wi-Fi 7Triple band triple concurrency |
| Wi-Fi peak | 7.3Gbps | 7.3Gbps |
| Bluetooth | 6.0Dual Bluetooth engine | 6.0Dual Bluetooth engine |
| Navigation | GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavICMulti-band, L1 and L5 | GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavICMulti-band, L1 and L5 |
| Wi-Fi concurrency | Triple band triple concurrency5 streams (2x2 + 2x2 + 1x1) | Triple band triple concurrency5 streams (2x2 + 2x2 + 1x1) |
| Bluetooth peak | 12Mbps | 12Mbps |
Specifications from the manufacturers’ official spec sheets · Updated 2026-10-20