MediaTek's flagship Dimensity 9300 mobile processor, manufactured using TSMC's state-of-the-art 3rd-generation 4nm+ technology, is set to challenge Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)'s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in the high-end mobile processor market. The chip, expected to power various Chinese brand handsets for global markets in 2024, boasts an ambitious core configuration and advanced features, making it MediaTek's most powerful yet.
The "all-big core architecture" of the Dimensity 9300 comprises eight cores, four ARM Cortex-X4 cores and a cluster of Arm Cortex-A710 cores for lighter tasks. This unique architecture allows for a peak performance increase of up to 40%, surpassing its predecessor, the Dimensity 9200, by 15% in performance at the same power level or saving 33% power at similar performance.
In terms of AI capabilities, the Dimensity 9300 integrates the APU 790 AI engine that doubles AI performance while being energy-efficient. This engine can swiftly produce visual media using Stable Diffusion’s text-to-image models and supports large language models with up to 13 billion parameters, surpassing Qualcomm's limit of 10 billion parameters. It also supports multimodal large language models like Meta (NASDAQ:META)'s Llama 2 and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) LLM.
The chip's memory architecture further enhances its performance. It uses the Immortalis-G720 GPU for enhanced gaming experiences with hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Its image signal processor allows for real-time bokeh tracking and enables 4K HDR capture at 60 fps. It offers AI-fueled object detection, dynamic quality adjustment in videos, and pixel-level autofocus.
On the connectivity front, the Dimensity 9300 supports high refresh rate screens, 4K panels at 120Hz, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and secure OS booting via a dedicated security chip. It also supports integrated LTE/5G connectivity with up to 7Gbps downlink speed.
Despite its limited presence in the US market, the Dimensity 9300, with its major improvements including a 29% growth in cache size, is set to power various Chinese brand handsets for global markets in 2024. MediaTek expects the first Dimensity 9300-powered phones to be available later this year.
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