MediaTek Just Might Steal Qualcomm’s Thunder With The Dimensity 9500

A lot of eyes are on MediaTek this year. The company’s flagship Dimensity 9XXX series of chipsets has been gaining much traction recently. This is why many are anticipating the launch of the Dimensity 9500. Now, according to tipster Digital Chat Station, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 could arrive before the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.

Beating Qualcomm to the punch

If this report holds up, it wouldn’t be the first time MediaTek launched its flagship ahead of Qualcomm. Back in 2024, the Dimensity 9400 and Snapdragon 8 Elite launched roughly at the same time in October. However, MediaTek’s launch was a few days before Qualcomm’s. Now, this report suggests that MediaTek could hold the lead again as the Dimensity 9500 could arrive before the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.

Qualcomm has confirmed that it is hosting the Snapdragon Summit on September 23rd, 2025. It is safe to assume that this is where the company will debut its next-gen flagship chipset. MediaTek, on the other hand, hasn’t confirmed the launch date of the Dimensity 9500, but now we know it will arrive before the 23rd.

Don’t get us wrong. We are definitely excited to see what Qualcomm has in store for the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. However, everyone loves an underdog story, and MediaTek is playing that role perfectly.

Previously, MediaTek’s chipsets were typically viewed as the more cost-effective alternative to Qualcomm’s. However, in recent years, MediaTek has improved the performance of its Dimensity 9XXX flagship chipsets, which, based on benchmarks, are nipping at Qualcomm’s heels.

In fact, recently leaked AnTuTu benchmarks reveal that the Dimensity 9500 scored a whopping 3.5 million points. This makes it the most powerful chipset, at least for now. Also, based on the rumors, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 could arrive with a 1+3+4 architecture. This includes a single ARM Cortex-X930 “Travis” core clocked at over 4GHz. It is accompanied by three performance cores and four efficiency cores.

This doesn’t mean that Qualcomm plans to sit back and do nothing. Early benchmarks have also indicated that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will be a beast. Either way, we’ll find out soon enough this coming September.