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8 publications · September 15, 2026
MediaTek announces Dimensity 9600 Pro flagship chip with 2nm process
Key points
- MediaTek officially announced the Dimensity 9600 Pro, its first chip built on TSMC's 2nm process
- The chip uses a new CPU cluster configuration and supports LPDDR6 RAM
- MediaTek claims 40% faster LLM token generation and 61% improved peak power efficiency compared to the previous generation
- The chip includes support for Google's Gemini Nano running directly on device
- MediaTek also announced a Dimensity 9600M variant alongside the Pro model
- One outlet reported that MediaTek reduced Dimensity 9500 benchmark scores by 8.5% in presentation slides to make the 9600 Pro appear more competitive
Summary
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MediaTek launched the Dimensity 9600 Pro and Dimensity 9600M chips on September 15, 2026. They are MediaTek’s first 2nm chips and the second major phone chips on TSMC’s newest process, after Apple’s A20 Pro.
The Pro chip has a redesigned CPU, LPDDR6 memory support and two NPUs (AI processors) for on-device AI. MediaTek says it can run 30-billion-parameter AI models on the phone and works with Google’s Gemini Nano. Wccftech reports that MediaTek lowered the old 9500’s benchmark scores in its slides to make the improvement look bigger.
The chips are expected in Android flagship phones in the coming months. No phones were announced with them.
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