It is now official, as MediaTek has launched its flagship mobile chipsets for 2026, and ulike the previous years there is no standard vanilla variant and has instead unveiled the Dimensity 9600M and Dimensity 9600 Pro chipsets.
Following the announcement, OPPO confirmed that its upcoming Find X10 Pro Max will feature the Dimensity 9600 Pro, while Vivo has also announced the same chipset for the Vivo X500 Pro Max.
Oppo Find X10 Pro Max – Dimensity 9600 Pro
Here’s more about the two new chipsets.
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro – Specifications
The MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro is built using a 2nm manufacturing process and features an all-big-core CPU with a 2+3+3 architecture offering a 21% larger L2 cache, while MediaTek claims 17% faster single-core and 15% faster multi-core performance. Its single-core and multi-core power efficiency are also claimed to have improved by 37% and 61%, respectively.
The chipset features the Dimensity Scheduling Engine 3.0 with an AI Compute Fusion Architecture, which is claimed to deliver 40% faster LLM token generation and 27% faster on-device AI model launching. It supports LPDDR6 memory with 33% higher effective memory bandwidth, along with UFS 5.0 storage offering twice the read and write speeds of dual-channel UFS 4.
For AI processing, the Dimensity 9600 Pro uses a dual-NPU architecture featuring the MediaTek NPU 1090 and Dimensity Agentic AI Engine. It offers twice the INT4 compute performance, 51% faster LLM prefill performance, and 55% higher token-generation performance per watt. The Super Efficient NPU 2.0 is also claimed to offer 40% better power efficiency.
On-device Mixture of Experts LLM inference, LLM compression, proactive suggestions, and scene detection are among its other AI capabilities.
Speaking of imaging, the chipset features an AI Imaging Fusion Architecture that combines the ISP and NPU. It supports continuous subject focus tracking at 60fps, 17EV HDR video capture with LOFIC and UFCC, and 4K60 content-aware semantic processing. Support for 4K120 Cinematic LOG video recording and slow-motion video recording at up to 4K240 has also been revealed.
For graphics and gaming, the chipset supports direct GPU–NPU synchronisation and PC-level neural graphics super-resolution, along with native gameplay at up to 185fps. MediaTek claims 27% higher peak performance, 24% better efficiency at peak performance, and up to 18% faster ray-tracing performance. Hardware-accelerated OMM ray tracing and multi-material ray-traced reflections are also supported.
A hardware-based H.266 video decoder, BT.2020/Rec.2020 display colour pipeline, and multi-frame overdrive for reducing motion blur are offered as well.
On the connectivity side, the Dimensity 9600 Pro features a 5G-Advanced modem with in-modem AI and five-carrier aggregation, offering download speeds of over 7.4Gbps. Real-time network optimisation for reduced gaming latency, the MediaTek AI Connectivity Framework, 30% better positioning accuracy, improved roaming stability, and Bluetooth 6.2 support have also been revealed.
For security, the chipset features a hardware Root of Trust with tamper-resistant protection, post-quantum cryptography protection, and hypervisor isolation using pKVM for protecting proactive AI features.
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M – Specification
Coming to the MediaTek Dimensity 9600M, it features an octa-core CPU consisting of one Arm C1-Ultra core with 2MB of L2 cache, three Arm C1-Premium cores with 1MB of L2 cache, and four Arm C1-Pro cores with 512KB of L2 cache, 16MB of L3 cache and 10MB of SLC.
The chipset supports LPDDR5X-10667 memory and four-lane UFS 4.1 storage, and it is equipped with the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU. For AI processing, it features the MediaTek NPU 990 with support for Generative AI and Agentic AI.
Speaking of its imaging capabilities, the Dimensity 9600M supports cameras with a maximum resolution of up to 320MP and offers 8K60 video recording, 4K120 video recording with EIS, and a 4K60 cinematic mode.
The chipset further supports 8K60 10-bit HEVC, AVC, VP9, and AV1 video decoding, along with 8K30 10-bit HEVC, 8K60 8-bit HEVC encoding, and AVC encoding.
For displays, the Dimensity 9600M supports a WQHD+ resolution at up to a 180Hz refresh rate. Tri-port MIPI support is also included for tri-fold display devices.
Its 3GPP Release 17 modem supports Sub-6GHz 5G, 2G to 5G multimode connectivity, 5G and 4G carrier aggregation, and 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active functionality. Dual-data connectivity, SA and NSA 5G modes, VoNR, and EPS fallback are also supported.
The modem offers Sub-6GHz downlink five-carrier aggregation with 350MHz bandwidth and 4×4 MIMO, along with uplink two-carrier aggregation featuring 200MHz bandwidth and 2×2 MIMO. MediaTek 5G UltraSave and Release 17 power-saving enhancements have also been revealed to be part of the chipset.
Speaking more, the chipset supports Wi-Fi 7 with triple-band triple concurrency and speeds of up to 7.3Gbps. Bluetooth 6.0 with a dual-Bluetooth engine and speeds of up to 12Mbps is also offered. Its supported navigation systems include GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and NavIC.
Stay tuned for more updates!
