Dimensity 9600M
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
MediaTek
MediaTek
Launch Date
September 2026
September 2026
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
System Level Cache (SLC)
10 MB
10 MB
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
MT6993
MT6995
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz Arm C1-Ultra + 3x 3.50 GHz Arm C1-Premium + 4x 2.70 GHz Arm C1-Pro
2x 4.55 GHz Arm C2-Ultra + 3x 4.35 GHz Arm C2-Pro + 3x 3.10 GHz Arm C2-Pro
Cores
8
8
Technology
3 nm
2 nm
Frequency
4.21 GHz
4.55 GHz
Instruction set
Armv9.3-A, AArch64, SME2
Armv9.3-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Arm Mali-G2 Ultra NX
Max display resolution
WQHD+
WQHD+
Execution units
12
-
OpenCL version
OpenCL 3.0
-
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.4
-
Connectivity
Cellular specific functions
5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active, Dual Data, SA and NSA, SA Option 2, NSA Option 3/3a/3x, NR FR1 TDD+FDD, DSS, 256QAM, VoNR, EPS fallback
5G/4G Triple SIM Triple Active, Dual Data, SA and NSA, SA Option 2, NSA Option 3/3a/3x, NR FR1 TDD+FDD, DSS, 256QAM, VoNR, EPS fallback
Cellular technologies
3GPP Release 17, Sub-6GHz (FR1), 2G-5G multi-mode, 5G-CA, 4G-CA, 5G FDD/TDD, 4G FDD/TDD, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE, GSM
3GPP Release 17, Sub-6GHz (FR1), 2G-5G multi-mode, 5G-CA, 4G-CA, 5G FDD/TDD, 4G FDD/TDD, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE, GSM
Downlink functions
Sub-6 DL 5CC 350 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, low-band DL 4x4 MIMO
Sub-6 DL 5CC 350 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, low-band DL 4x4 MIMO
Download speed
Up to 7.4 Gbps
>7.4 Gbps
Modem power saving technologies
MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0, Release 17 Power Saving Enhancement
MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0, Release 17 Power Saving Enhancement
Uplink functions
Sub-6 UL 2CC 200 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, FDD UL 2x2 MIMO, PC2
Sub-6 UL 2CC 200 MHz, Release 17 Enhancement, FDD UL 2x2 MIMO, PC2
4G support
Yes
Yes
5G support
Yes
Yes, 5G-Advanced
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0, dual Bluetooth engine, up to 12 Mbps
Bluetooth 6.2, dual Bluetooth engine, up to 12 Mbps
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Triple Band Triple Concurrency, up to 7.3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Triple Band Triple Concurrency, up to 7.3 Gbps
Navigation
GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR6 / LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
10667 MT/s
10667 MT/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
7 MB total (1x 2 MB + 3x 1 MB + 4x 512 KB)
8.5 MB (2x 2 MB + 3x 1 MB + 3x 512 KB)
L3 cache
16 MB
16 MB
Max camera resolution
320 MP
200 MP
Storage type
UFS 4.1 (4-lane)
UFS 5.0
Video codecs
HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264), VP9, AV1
VVC (H.266), HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264), VP9, AV1, MV-HEVC
Video playback
8K at 60 FPS, 10-bit
8K at 60 FPS, 10-bit
Video capture
8K at 60 FPS; 4K at 120 FPS with EIS; 4K at 60 FPS cinematic mode
8K at 60 FPS; 4K at 120 FPS with EIS; 4K at 240 FPS slow-motion; 4K at 60 FPS HDR
Display refresh rate
180 Hz
180 Hz
AI features
Agentic AI Engine, Gemini Nano 4, Qwen 3.5 Omni 4B, 4K text-to-image generation, AI super zoom, AI composition assistance, AI anti-shake, camera agent
Native AI Architecture, Dimensity Agentic AI Engine, AI Compute Fusion, Neural Graphics Architecture, AI Imaging Fusion Architecture, on-device MoE inference, edge-training LLM, KV-cache compression
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990 + ultra-efficient CIM NPU
MediaTek NPU 1090 + Super Efficient NPU 2.0
Advantages
Dimensity 9600 Pro
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4.55 GHz (4.21 GHz vs 4.55 GHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Dimensity 9600M
2832
Dimensity 9600 Pro
+53%
4346
Multi Core
Dimensity 9600M
7925
Dimensity 9600 Pro
+65%
13052
AntuTu 11
Dimensity 9600M
4011932
Dimensity 9600 Pro
+21%
4838033
SiliconCat Rating
26
Ranks 26 among all SOC on our website
3
Ranks 3 among all SOC on our website
Dimensity 9600 Pro
