As it had confirmed, MediaTek presented this Wednesday (10) the Dimensity 9200 Plus, the most advanced variant of its premium chipset prepared to combat the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, in particular the customized variant for Galaxy made for Samsung. Following the formula of previous “Plus” models, the launch does not bring news in the technical sheet, with only significantly higher speeds on the CPU and GPU.
As there are no changes in specifications, the new chip features the same 8-core CPU in 1 + 3 + 4 configuration, with 1 maximum performance Cortex-X3, 3 high performance Cortex-A715 and 4 high efficiency Cortex-A510 . We also have 8 MB of L3 cache and 6 MB of cache for the system, in addition to the ARM Immortalis G715 GPU with 11 cores, which stands out for supporting advanced technologies such as Ray Tracing and Variable Rate Shading (VRS, which reduces details of specific areas game scenario to improve performance).
The secret of the Dimensity 9200 Plus is the aggressive factory overclocking, which takes the operating frequencies of the CPU and GPU to be 17% higher than the standard 9200. With the novelty, MediaTek takes the Cortex-X3 to 3.35 GHz (against 3.02 GHz of the traditional model), the trio of Cortex-A715 to 3.0 GHz (vs. 2.8 GHz) and the quartet of Cortex-A510 at 2.0 GHz (vs. 1.8 GHz), which results in an average clock increase of 10%. The GPU is the component gaining the most speed — it is where the impressive 17% boost is applied.
The most attentive readers will notice similarities with a special variant of Qualcomm’s rival: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, a solution tailored for Samsung. The clock of the most powerful core of the chip used in the Galaxy S23 reaches 3.36 GHz, being slightly ahead of the MediaTek processor, which comes out ahead with its 3.0 GHz in the set of high-performance cores compared to 2.8 competitor’s GHz.
In practice, the new Dimensity promises to be up to 10% more powerful, both in CPU processing and in graphics, according to the published benchmark numbers. This more aggressive proposal raises doubts about the energy efficiency of the 9200 Plus, a point that MediaTek also makes a point of clarifying: the manufacturer claims that the launch is 10% to 35% more efficient than “the rival flagship of 2023” (the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) thanks to “real-time adjustments according to the performance offered in the running task”.
Completing the list of specifications are 5G mmWave connectivity with Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA, both SIMs connect to 5G at the same time), Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 7, support for screens with a refresh rate of up to 240 Hz in Full HD+ or 144 Hz in Quad HD+, compatibility with LPDDR5X memories at 8,533 MT/s, recordings in 8K at 30 FPS and 4K HDR on 3 cameras simultaneously, in addition to the possibility of using sensors of up to 320 MP, which, it is worth mentioning, have not yet been currently exist.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus will debut on smartphones to be presented in May, but there are no details on which brands will use the platform, nor a forecast of availability of these devices. The expectation is that the revision will help increase the adoption of the chip, used only in one global phone at the moment, the Vivo X90 Pro.
Source: MediaTek
