MediaTek launches Dimensity 9400 flagship SoC with updated AI processing, power efficiency and more

MediaTek has launched its new flagship smartphone chipset, the Dimensity 9400. The new chipset is designed to enhance AI, gaming, and photography capabilities. The chipset, built on Arm's v9.2 CPU architecture, offers improved performance and efficiency over its predecessor, the Dimensity 9300.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 features

The Dimensity 9400 features a second-generation All Big Core design, including a Cortex-X925 core running at over 3.62GHz, three Cortex-X4 cores, and four Cortex-A720 cores. This configuration delivers a 35% increase in single-core and a 28% improvement in multi-core performance compared to the Dimensity 9300. Built on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, the new SoC provides up to 40% more power efficiency.

The chipset includes MediaTek’s 8th-generation NPU, which supports on-device LoRA training, video generation, and Agentic AI development. Large language model prompt performance is enhanced by 80%, and the NPU offers up to 35% greater power efficiency than its predecessor.