MediaTek Dimensity 9000: next-gen SoC with 5G, AI, and TSMC 4nm node

MediaTek has just unveiled its new 5G-powered Dimensity 9000 SoC which features 8 cores of CPU power, an ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU, ray tracing abilities, 5G connectivity, and it's made on TSMC's new 4nm process node.

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The new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC has 1 x Cortex-X2 at 3.05GHz, 3 x Cortex-A710 at 2.85GHz, and 4 x Cortex-A510 at 1.8GHz on the CPU side of things -- joined by 8MB of L3 cache and 6MB of system-wide cache. This some high-end CPU grunt here, which should see MediaTek better battling Qualcomm, Samsung and Apple in the mobile high-end SoC battle.

We have LPDDR5X memory clocked at up to 7500 MT/s although JEDEC has support for up to 8533 MT/s, but even at the higher LPDDR5X-7500 memory is 17% faster than the LPDDR5-6400 standard.

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On the GPU side of the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC we have a 10-core Mali-G710 GPU which should be around the same size as the Google Tensor G78-MP20 GPU according to AnandTech -- but it's around 35% faster through the new Tensor SoC that powers the new Pixel 6 Pro, and around 60% more power-efficient.

MediaTek has crafter the Dimensity 9000 SoC for gamers, with the company explaining: "We've built the Dimensity 9000 with the latest Arm Mali-G710 graphics processor and also introduced a new raytracing SDK that will enable developers to bring exciting new graphics techniques and visual enhancements to their Android titles".

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The company notes that its new Dimensity 9000 SoC is the world's first Arm Mali-G710 MC10 graphics processor, the industry's first raytracing SDK using Vulkan for Android, and get this -- it supports 1080p 180Hz displays.

The new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 also supports a flagship 18-bit HDR-ISP design that provides the first time ever with the ability to snap HDR video on 3 cameras -- simultaneously -- all at the same time. The Dimensity 9000 SoC is also the first to support a huge, game-changing 320-megapixel camera sensor for smartphones.

We should expect the new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC to find itself of smartphones in Q1 2022.