MediaTek is reportedly targeting a mid-October debut for its Dimensity 9400 chip, coinciding with Qualcomm's launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip. Recently, a tipster has made bold assertions regarding the ray tracing capabilities of the Dimensity 9400.
Enhanced Ray Tracing Performance
In a Weibo post, tipster Ice Universe claims that the ray tracing performance of the Dimensity 9400 has improved by nearly 20% over its predecessor. This advancement is attributed to a novel ray tracing technology that will debut on mobile devices. It is said to be on par with the top-tier ray tracing technology OMM (Opacity Micro-Maps) used in PC applications. As described by NVIDIA, Opacity Micro-Maps enhance the ray tracing of intricate geometries by efficiently encoding the opacity states of micro-triangles and micro meshes.
GPU and CPU Advancements
Another Weibo tipster, known as ‘Digital Chat Station,’ made notable claims about the GPU performance of the Dimensity 9400. He pointed out that the chip achieves 30% higher scores on the 3D Mark test while consuming 40% less power compared to the existing Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
The Dimensity 9400 is anticipated to be built on TSMC’s 3nm process, similar to the forthcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. It is expected to feature an octa-core configuration, including a single Cortex-X5 prime core clocked at 3.4GHz, alongside three Cortex-X4 performance cores and four Cortex-A720 efficiency cores. MediaTek may potentially boost the clock speed of the Cortex-X5 core prior to the official launch. Regarding CPU performance, the single-core score is estimated to be about 30% greater than that of the Dimensity 9300.
Anticipated Devices
The Dimensity 9400 is set to power flagship models such as the Vivo X200, Vivo X200 Pro, OPPO Find X8, OPPO Find X8 Pro, and Redmi K80 Ultra.
