When we talk about MediaTek, we no longer mean a company that develops chips for mid-range or low-end mobile phones. The Dimensity 9200, which we saw at the end of last year, was a clear confirmation of this, and the chipper decided to up the ante. Today, MediaTek presented Dimension 9300a new SoC for premium smartphones that wants to take advantage of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
The Dimensity 9300 comes with what MediaTek calls an “all big core” design. This not only promises a significant leap in performance at the CPU and GPU level, but also an improvement in AI processor capabilities, especially in generative AI tasks.
Designed using TSMC’s third-generation 4nm process, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 processor has 8 cores. Four of them Cortex-X4 last generation 3.25 GHz, and the remaining four Cortex-A720 2.0 GHz The manufacturer’s goal is to maximize processor performance without compromising energy efficiency.
Moreover, MediaTek claims that the Dimensity 9300 Consumes 33% less power than Dimensity 9200while providing a 15% increase in productivity. single-core and an increase in multi-core processor performance up to 40%. A real outrage.
But it does not lag behind in the graphical department. For the Dimensity 9300, MediaTek has chosen the latest ARM version in terms of GPUs: Immortalis-G720. According to the manufacturer, the video card provides 46% greater performance compared to the Inmortalis-G715 Dimensity 9200 with the same power consumption. In addition, they claim that they have been able to reduce power consumption by up to 40%, while the performance of the new GPU is equal to that of its predecessor.
MediaTek introduces the new Dimensity 9300
It’s worth noting that MediaTek wants to position the new Dimensity 9300 as a real beast in the world. games on mobile phones. The thing is that in addition to a noticeable jump in performance and reduced battery consumption, chipset offers support again ray tracing. This is something we’ve already seen with the Dimensity 9200; However, the manufacturer now includes indirect lighting effects at 60 frames per second. As such, the promise of console-quality graphics shouldn’t be taken lightly.
In terms of artificial intelligence, MediaTek Dimensity 9300 boasts new APU 790. The AI processor improves its performance compared to last year’s SoC, consuming up to 45% less power.
Like Qualcomm with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, this new chip aims make the most of artificial intelligence applies to mobile devices. This implies, on the one hand, its implementation in the photo and video capture section. Thus, users will be able to record 4K 30 frames in cinematic mode with professional results thanks to real-time subject or foreground detection with automatic background blur.
On the other hand, AI will be used to process photos and videos in RAW format, as well as to reduce noise in materials shot in 4K. While mobile phones with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will also be able to take advantage of the new Ultra HDR format that Google introduced this year with Android 14.
Running massive language models
The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 APU 790 offers several generative AI tricks. The processor allows local execution of large-scale language models such as Meta’s LLaMA 2 and Baidu’s Ernie 3.5, among others. Built-in support is designed for LLMs from 1 to 13 billion parameters, scalable to 33 billion parameters.
In addition, the new chipset can generate images in Stable Diffusion in just one second. This announcement from MediaTek is very similar to the one Qualcomm made during the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 presentation.
But the Dimensity 9300 promises much more than just more power and more AI capabilities. New MediaTek products are optimized for LPDDR5T memory with a speed of 9600 Mbps, UFS 4.0 drives and screens with higher refresh rates. Specifically, Supports WQHD panels at 180Hz and 4K at 120Hz.. This will also allow the use of cameras with sensors up to 320 megapixels.
Meanwhile, in the connectivity section, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 provides support for Wi-Fi 7 with speeds of up to 6.5Gbps and 5G networks. First phones with this new SoC They will arrive before the end of the yearalthough it is not specified which brands will adopt it first.
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