We are still months out from the official launch of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and MediaTek’s next-gen Dimensity 9500. But that hasn’t stopped the leaks from flowing and us from following them.
The latest scoop comes, once again, from China’s ever-reliable tipster Digital Chat Station. This time, it’s an AnTuTu benchmark score for MediaTek’s upcoming chip.
According to the leak, the Dimensity 9500 has hit over 400,000 points in its most recent benchmark run. That puts it roughly 17% ahead of the best score we’ve seen so far from the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Of course, we’re still a ways off from launch, so these numbers will likely change as final optimizations roll in.
DCS also reports that MediaTek will increase the L3 cache on the 9500 from 12MB to 16 MB. This should help reduce memory latency and speed up app switching. It’s a meaningful upgrade that could lead to smoother multitasking across the board.
Beyond this…
Oh, and in case you’re wondering about the silicon future beyond this chip, DCS says the next-gen processors from Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek will all be built on TSMC’s 2nm process.
We are talking about the likely Apple A20, Snapdragon 8 Elite 3, and Dimensity 9600, to be clear. The upgrade in fabrication process naturally means gains in power efficiency and performance.
However, it is also costly to make SoCs on the smaller node, and incidentally, DCS indicates that the flagship phones of 2026 may become more expensive.
As for the Dimensity 9500 itself, it’s still expected to be fabbed on TSMC’s 3nm N3E node. The chip will reportedly feature two Cortex-X930 “Travis” cores and six Cortex-A730 “Gelas” cores, with the prime cores reaching speeds up to 4GHz, a 10% boost over the Dimensity 9400.
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