MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 9400 chipset is expected to feature advanced ray tracing capabilities that are said to be on par with PC-level technology. The chipset reportedly offers a 20% improvement in ray tracing performance compared to its predecessor, thanks to new ray tracing technology that will debut on mobile devices. This enhancement aligns with the Opacity Micro-Maps (OMM) ray tracing technology used in PCs, which accelerates ray tracing on highly detailed geometries by efficiently encoding the opacity states of micro-triangles and micro-meshes.
In terms of raw performance, the Dimensity 9400’s GPU is rumored to be 30% faster in 3D Mark benchmarks and consumes 40% less power compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Built on TSMC’s 3nm process—similar to the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4—the Dimensity 9400 will feature an octa-core architecture with a primary Cortex-X5 core clocked at 3.4GHz, three high-performance Cortex-X4 cores, and four energy-efficient Cortex-A720 cores.
MediaTek is also expected to further optimize the clock speeds of the Cortex-X5 core ahead of the chipset’s official release. The Dimensity 9400 is projected to have a CPU single-core score approximately 30% higher than the Dimensity 9300, showcasing significant performance improvements.
Several flagship smartphones, such as the Vivo X200, Vivo X200 Pro, OPPO Find X8, OPPO Find X8 Pro, and Redmi K80 Ultra, are anticipated to feature the Dimensity 9400 chipset, marking a significant step forward for mobile graphics and gaming capabilities.
