AI gets a boost in MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400+: Here’s what it means for you

MediaTek has officially unveiled the Dimensity 9400+, the newest member of its flagship chipset lineup, with a clear focus on next-gen AI and performance. Designed to handle demanding generative and agentic AI tasks, the chipset supports the latest large language models (LLMs) while maintaining a power-efficient profile—something increasingly crucial in the age of always-on devices.

At the heart of the Dimensity 9400+ is an “All Big Core” architecture, headlined by a single Arm Cortex-X925 core clocked up to 3.73GHz. It’s backed by three Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores, offering a serious boost in both single-threaded speed and multithreaded efficiency. The result? A chipset built to deliver premium Android experiences with smooth performance across productivity, gaming, and AI-powered applications.

MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9400+ isn’t just another chipset refresh—it’s a clear signal of where flagship mobile silicon is headed, blending cutting-edge AI capabilities with serious GPU and connectivity upgrades. At its core, the 9400+ is powered by the MediaTek NPU 890, offering support for a wide range of large language models (LLMs) across global markets. AI frameworks like Mixture-of-Experts (MoE), Multi-Token Prediction (MTP), and FP8 inferencing are all onboard, allowing for faster reasoning and smarter performance. The inclusion of Speculative Decoding+ (SpD+) boosts agentic AI tasks by up to 20%, while MediaTek’s in-house Dimensity Agentic AI Engine (DAE) simplifies the shift from conventional AI to more sophisticated, autonomous AI applications.

Beyond AI, the chipset makes a bold play in the mobile gaming space with its 12-core Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU. Features like opacity micromap (OMM) support bring PC-like graphical fidelity to smartphones, rendering natural elements like hair and foliage with added realism—without dragging down performance. Paired with the new MFRC 2.0+ frame rate converter, co-developed with game studios, the Dimensity 9400+ can double effective frame rates while improving power efficiency by up to 40%.

For content creators, the Imagiq 1090 ISP offers full HDR video capture across the zoom range, aided by MediaTek’s Smooth Zoom tech that ensures subjects stay sharp even in motion, with focused audio and image tracking. Connectivity also gets a substantial boost: the 9400+ supports direct Bluetooth connections up to 10km, BeiDou satellite navigation with 33% faster first-fix times, and Wi-Fi 7 with tri-band concurrency and extended coverage through Xtra Range 3.0. Throw in 5G/4G dual-SIM dual-active support and enhanced data flexibility, and the 9400+ rounds out as a flagship platform tuned for high-performance, AI-first experiences across every use case.

The first smartphones powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ will be available in the market this month.