from TSMC second generation 3nm process The rumored chipset used to mass-produce MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 will reportedly feature several improvements, but it will come at the cost of increasing the chipset’s price. A tipster notes this change, but also reminds viewers that there will be several updates to look forward to later this year, so let’s see what advantages MediaTek’s partners will experience when they get to test the Dimensity 9400 in their flagships.
The biggest improvement coming to the Dimensity 9400 is the NPU performance; tipster claims it will increase by 40 percent compared to the previous generation launch
Tipster Digital Chat Station didn’t mention the exact price hike, but he claims in his Weibo post that upcoming flagships like the Vivo X200 will be more expensive than previous releases. Hopefully, there will be several advantages to incorporating the Dimensity 9400 into smartphones, with additional details mentioning that the SoC introduces power efficiency and AI performance upgrades, with the silicon’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU) being 40 percent faster than the Dimension 9300.
Oddly, the tipster didn’t mention the raw performance of the Dimensity 9400, suggesting that there may not be a noticeable difference between it and its predecessor. However, that’s hard to believe since the Dimensity 9400 is rumored to does not have efficiency coresfeaturing performance cores that should significantly boost single-core and multi-core scores. ARM’s ‘BlackHawk’ CPU Architecture will supposedly be adopted for the chipset, but we have to see if there will be any real benefit in using such cores.
The Dimensity 9400 is also rumored to feature a significant increase in chip size, with previous details indicating a measurement of 150 mm² and boasting 30 billion transistorsresulting in a larger cache and an upgraded Neural Processing Unit. In short, MediaTek could launch the world’s largest smartphone silicon in physical size, which is another reason why it could be expensive to produce.
However, the Taiwanese company’s CEO Rick Tsai has previously expressed confidence in the Dimensity 9400, believing its launch could help the company record a 50% increase in annual revenue, while also mentioning a opening in October. The CEO’s remarks indicate that the Dimensity 9400 could be competitively priced to outperform Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which is already considered more expensive than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3forcing smartphone makers to consider a long-term partnership with MediaTek.
Of course, we must remind readers to treat this information with caution and wait for future reviews to form an unbiased overview of the Dimensity 9400. Either way, it’s going to be an exciting few months ahead, so stay tuned for more updates.
News Source: Digital Chat Station