What you need to know
- Specifications for MediaTek’s next mid-range chip have surfaced and it appears the company will deliver faster speeds and more AI.
- The Dimensity 9300 Plus will reportedly launch with a 3.4GHz “mega-core” and the same Mali-G720-Immortalis MC12 GPU as its predecessor.
- MediaTek confirmed that its Dimensity 9300 Plus will debut during MDDC 2024 on May 7 with the tagline “AI for everything.”
MediaTek is gearing up to launch a Plus edition of its latest mid-range chip and some notable specs have leaked after a benchmark test.
Innogyan spotted a snapshot posted by Vivo product manager Han Boxiao of the upcoming X100s device going through typical benchmark tests (via GSMArena). The device comes with MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset, which Vivo says offers a boost in AI and frequency.
Information shows that the Dimensity 9300 Plus will feature a 3.4GHz “mega-core” as the main driving force for its strength. The mid-range chip will also feature three 2.85 GHz cores, four 2.0 GHz cores and a Mali-G720 Immortalis MC12 GPU.
Han then presented the AI imaging capabilities of the device, which is based on the Dimensity 9300 Plus. The software was observed to change the season of the photos from the original photo of a bright green tree and backdrop.
MediaTek has already started announcing the launch of its Dimensity 9300 Plus chip, which will take place on May 7th. The company says this will happen during MDDC 2024. MediaTek has hinted at how heavily AI-heavy its conference will be this year, according to officials. The site says the theme is “AI for everything.”
MediaTek is apparently ready to discuss how the company plans to implement AI in games, alongside a presentation of its advanced technology.
The Taiwanese company launched the original Dimensity 9300 back in November and it was obvious that it was betting on AI. The chip uses LLMs (large language models) such as Meta’s Llama 2 to support the chip’s on-device generative functions. The Dimensity 9300 offers text and image generation as well as music.
More importantly, the leaked specs suggest that the Plus edition will have a significant edge over its predecessor. The first iteration includes a four-Cortex-X4 setup with a maximum clock speed of 3.25 GHz and four Cortex-A720 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. The alleged GPU seems to remain the same.
As the industry waits for MediaTek’s next mid-range chip, rumors are circulating about the next-generation flagship SoC. The Dimensity 9400 may offer Cortex-X5, Cortex-X4, and Cortex-A7 cores. So far, we’re not sure what speeds the upcoming chip might deliver, although MediaTek seems ready to take on Qualcomm’s next flagship chip later in 2024.