MediaTek Unveils Dimensity 9300: 40% Multi-Core Boost
On the evening of November 6th, MediaTek unveiled its latest technological marvel – the Dimensity 9300, a flagship 5G AI mobile chip. This remarkable product harnesses cutting-edge 4nm manufacturing technology, boasting a groundbreaking CPU configuration with 4 super-large cores and 4 big cores, totaling an astounding 227 billion transistors. It also features a state-of-the-art 12-core flagship GPU, a seventh-generation AI processor, and a host of impressive attributes, including high intelligence, peak performance, exceptional energy efficiency, and low power consumption.
The Dimensity 9300 chip is engineered with an innovative architectural design that delivers a remarkable 40% improvement in multi-core performance, a 15% boost in single-core performance compared to its predecessor, the Dimensity 9200. Notably, it significantly reduces peak performance power consumption by up to 33%, rendering it a powerhouse for multitasking, AI-intensive applications, and immersive 3D gaming, thereby redefining the mobile experience.
Within the CPU realm, the Dimensity 9300 boasts 4 Cortex-X4 super-large cores operating at 3.25GHz, complemented by 4 Cortex-A720 big cores running at 2.0GHz. Furthermore, it comes equipped with 8MB of L3 cache and 10MB of system cache. Benchmark tests reveal exceptional performance, with the Dimensity 9300 achieving a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of up to 8000, outperforming competitors such as Apple. The chip leverages finely-tuned CPU scheduling strategies and the presence of 4 super-large cores to achieve remarkable performance gains. It also leads the way by supporting LPDDR5T 9600Mbps memory, delivering even faster speeds compared to the current mainstream LPDDR5X memory used in flagship devices.
In the realm of GPU performance, the Dimensity 9300 integrates a new Immortalis-G720 architecture 12-core GPU, achieving a 46% increase in peak performance while reducing power consumption by 40%. This new GPU offers a 40% bandwidth improvement, a 46% boost in hardware ray tracing, and double the performance in multiple sampling anti-aliasing, pixel blending, and texture throughput. With its full-core CPU architecture and the second-generation mobile hardware ray tracing engine, the Dimensity 9300 offers a smooth 60FPS gaming experience with full ray tracing effects, establishing it as the first mobile platform to attain "console-level" global illumination in games.
To enable the execution of billion-parameter AI models on mobile devices, the Dimensity 9300 integrates the seventh-generation AI processor APU 790. This APU features a hardware-based AI engine with 8 times the performance of the previous generation. Leveraging advanced hardware compression technology known as NeuroPilot Compression, it significantly reduces the memory footprint of AI models, thereby enabling seamless on-device AI processing. The APU 790 also delivers twice the integer and floating-point computing performance and includes low-precision INT4 quantization technology, resulting in a 45% reduction in power consumption.
In terms of AI capabilities, the Dimensity 9300 can execute AI models with up to 13 billion parameters on the device and handle large language models with up to 33 billion parameters. With its enhanced AI performance, the Dimensity 9300 can perform tasks such as AI poetry generation, AI image-to-text conversion, and AI-generated meme creation on the device. It also supports on-device low-rank adaptation (LoRA), enabling the generation of GIFs from personal photos.
MediaTek's AI development platform, NeuroPilot, has established a rich AI ecosystem, supporting cutting-edge mainstream AI models in text, image, music, and other domains, including Android, Meta LIama 2, Baidu Wenxin Yiyuan large models, and Baidu Intelligent Baichuan large models, providing users with innovative on-device generative AI experiences.
In the imaging domain, the Dimensity 9300 is equipped with a flagship-grade ISP imaging processor called Imagiq 990. It supports AI semantic segmentation video engine, upgraded depth-of-field and glare double engines, and 2x lossless zoom with full pixel focus stacking. With three high-dynamic-range microphones, it ensures professional mobile imaging experiences. The Imagiq 990, in conjunction with the ISP and APU, allows for low-latency video recording preview. Its 18-bit RAW ISP design includes an AI semantic segmentation video engine, supports 16 scene segmentation adjustments, and provides a professional-grade movie video capture experience. It is the first to feature independent OIS optical image stabilization hardware, delivering 3 times faster stabilization processing.
Additionally, the Dimensity 9300 integrates the MediaTek MiraVision 990 mobile display processor and features a flagship-grade AI depth-of-field image engine, supporting 180Hz WQHD and 4K 120Hz displays and Google Ultra HDR on Android 14. The product includes low-power intelligent display technologies that can monitor memory bandwidth requirements, adjust GPU rendering, and regulate screen refresh rates and voltage intelligently, resulting in a 10% reduction in power consumption when using video streaming, shopping, social media, short videos, and other applications.
MiraVision 990 also supports chip-level AMOLED burn-in prevention technology and new OLED burn-in prevention technology, further reducing power consumption and extending display longevity.
On the connectivity front, the Dimensity 9300 supports Wi-Fi 7 and MediaTek Xtra Range™ 2.0 technology, ensuring high-speed network connectivity. In terms of Bluetooth connectivity, the flagship Dimensity 9300 chip supports three Bluetooth antennas and unique dual-channel Bluetooth FastConnect technology, providing an ultra-low-latency Bluetooth audio experience.
