MediaTek has announced its upcoming flagship for next year. They are naming it, the MediaTek Dimensity 9000.
Earlier in the year, the directors of Mediatek proclaimed that they would have an SoC based on ARMv9 architecture ready before the end of the year. They were not kidding. The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 beat the offerings from Samsung and Qualcomm to the market.
Now whilst this is very good news, I do not quite understand the jump from Dimensity 1200 to Dimensity 9000. I am guessing that this name change has been effected to reflect the move from ARMv8 to ARMv9 but you can never really tell.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 has some next-gen specs in its arsenal. It has taken full advantage of its ARM license to bring the power of next-gen computing to its new flagship SoC.
| Specs | |
|---|---|
| CPU cores | 1 Cortex X2 (3GHz) 3 Cortex A710 (2.85GHz) 4 Cortex A510 (1.8GHz) |
| GPU | Mali G710 |
| Architecture | ARMv9 |
| Memory | LPDDR5X RAM (7500Mbps) |
| ISP | 3X MTK ISP (18-bit HDR) APU 5.0 |
| Max camera support | 320MP |
| Video capability | 4K HDR on 3 cameras Super night video recording |
| Display support | FHD+ @ 180Hz refresh rate |
| Connectivity | Mediatek 5G Modem DL: 7Gbps Bluetooth 5.3 Wifi 6 |
Architecture
Although some of the specs of the upcoming Qualcomm flagship have leaked, the Dimensity 9000 is the first official flagship to be released with the ARMv9 architecture. This is a big deal. Mediatek which has for so long, struggled behind the likes of Qualcomm and Samsung has beaten them to the market. ARMv9 promises a lot of great stuff, you can read about it here.
Build process
This is also the first SoC to be built on a 4nm process. No one else has done it before. As every smartphone tech enthusiast will tell you, the smaller the build process, the cooler and more effective an SoC will run.
CPU core
The CPU cores which are the main computing hub of the SoC have undergone a massive upgrade from the A78 (1) + A78 (3) + A55 (4) setup to a more modern X2 (1) + A710 (3) + A510 (4). This should see some serious computing power upgrades here.
GPU
As usual, the Dimensity 9000 is paired with an ARM Mali G710 flagship GPU. This GPU is said to have ray tracing technology. The same ray tracing technology that Samsung and AMD were touting on the Exynos 2200.
Memory
For memory tasks as well as multitasking, there will be an LPDDR5x RAM that can handle data of up to 7500Mbps. This means that you can leave a lot of apps in the background and not worry about them closing up.
ISP
The image signal processor here is not exclusively named but it is a triple ISP that supports 18-bit HDR data encoding. It will work alongside the latest AI module known as APU 5.0. Mediatek usually uses Da Vinci NPUs so this could be one of them as well.
Camera/Video
This SoC supports camera resolutions of up to 320MP. This is the most that I have ever seen on any SoC. Even SD888+ and Exynos 2100 support a maximum of 200MP. As for the video department, they can match the 4K HDR benchmark set by the other giants of the industry but they fall short of the 8K video requirement.
Display
In the display department, this SoC is very underwhelming as it can only support FHD+ screens. On the plus side, those FHD+ displays can hit up to 180Hz in refresh rate speeds.
Connectivity
This SoC is 5G ready but also supports existing 4G networks. With most countries shutting down their 2G and 3G networks, I am guessing that 4G/5G connectivity is all an SoC needs. Mediatek did not name the modem that is on board, but I’ll take a guess and say it is the MediaTek Helio M70. In addition to these, it also supports Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6.
Final take
The Dimensity 9000 promises to be a very powerful SoC, especially in terms of processing power. It looks powerful enough to rub shoulders with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the Exynos 2200. That being said, in the camera department, however, the Dimensity 9000 still has a long way to go. In the network department, this SoC is well equipped for the job but don’t look to this SoC for camera performance.
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