MediaTek’s 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro Challenges U.S. Dominance in Premium Edge AI
MediaTek officially announced its Dimensity 9600 Pro and 9600 M flagship 5G Agentic AI chips.
AsiaAI Publisher · September 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Source: 科技新報 TechNews · Issue #97
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MediaTek officially announced its Dimensity 9600 Pro and 9600 M flagship 5G Agentic AI chips. The 9600 Pro, built on TSMC’s 2nm process, features an all-big-core CPU architecture and a new AI-native architecture, delivering significant performance and power efficiency gains, including a 51% boost in large language model prefill performance.
This launch positions MediaTek to compete directly with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon series and Apple’s A-series in the premium smartphone segment. The adoption of TSMC’s 2nm process node highlights the continued reliance on advanced foundry technology for AI performance at the edge, and the focus on ‘Agentic AI’ signals a broader industry shift towards more proactive, context-aware on-device AI capabilities.