With a comprehensive performance breakthrough of 1.8 million points on AnTuTu, MediaTek Dimensity 8400 has created a new height for mid-range flagship chips. It shows its comprehensive leadership in performance, energy efficiency, and stability, and continues the excellent performance of the Dimensity 8000 series. Dimensity 8400 subversively adopts eight A725 full large cores, as well as a GPU G720 at the same level as flagship chips, and an eighth-generation AI processor NPU 880 at the same level as flagship chips.
This ‘fully equipped’ combination not only shows its ‘invincible in the same category’ strength in performance and energy efficiency, but also can compete head-on with the neighboring 8-series flagship 8G3 in multiple scenarios, making it a true god-level chip in the mid-range flagship market. First to launch a full large-core CPU in the same category, with a dual leap in performance and energy efficiency. Judging from the data at the press conference and evaluations from multiple media, the full large-core CPU design of Dimensity 8400 can be called a dimensionality reduction blow! The full large-core architecture of eight A725 large cores not only makes Dimensity 8400 comprehensively surpass its counterparts 8sG3 in the same category, but its multi-core performance even catches up with the flagship 8G3. It can be said that the full large-core architecture design of Dimensity 8400, which is in the same vein as flagship chips, has brought a successful new track for the performance and energy efficiency breakthrough in the mid-to-high-end mobile phone market. It’s so competitive! In terms of architecture, Dimensity 8400 not only realizes the full large-core design but also makes significant optimizations to the cache system. The secondary cache is doubled, and the tertiary cache is increased by 50%, further enhancing the system cache. These improvements make the chip’s computing power soar and make it more efficient in multitasking, further unleashing the advantages of the full large-core architecture. Thanks to hardware enhancements such as architecture upgrades and cache enhancements, the multi-core performance of Dimensity 8400 is significantly ahead of competitors’ products in the same category by 32%. Compared with the previous generation, the peak power consumption of the CPU is reduced by 44%. It can be said that Dimensity 8400 reproduces god-level energy efficiency and achieves a dual leap in performance and energy efficiency! With such excellent CPU energy efficiency support, Dimensity 8400 can reduce power consumption in multiple daily application scenarios. For example, in listening to music, recording videos, social chatting, and high-load game battles, the power consumption of Dimensity 8400 can be reduced by up to 24%, allowing users to truly experience longer battery life. GPU performance and energy efficiency have evolved greatly, and the gaming experience surpasses competitors in the 8-series flagship. The strength of Dimensity 8400 is not only reflected in the CPU but also in the GPU performance, which can be called ‘god-level evolution’. It is equipped with a 7-core Mali-G720 GPU at the same level as flagship chips. The bandwidth optimization is as high as 40%, and key technologies such as multi-sample anti-aliasing, pixel mixed operation output, and texture transmission throughput have been deeply optimized. The graphic computing power has achieved a comprehensive breakthrough.In addition, the variable rate rendering performance of Dimensity 8400 is increased by up to 86%, and it also supports hardware ray tracing technology. These technical upgrades will bring players a gaming experience full of immersion. The peak performance of the GPU of Dimensity 8400 is increased by 24% compared to the previous generation, but the peak power consumption is reduced by 42%. This god-level energy efficiency performance of ‘sharp increase in performance and sharp drop in power consumption’ can be described as逆天水准 and breaks through the ceiling of the same level.
In the high-load 3DMark Steel Nomad Light test, the performance of Dimensity 8400 is even more eye-catching and leads the competitors of the same level in 2024 by a large margin of 44%. Such performance can be called the performance peak of GPUs of the same class! It can be said that this performance of ‘significant leap in performance and comprehensive crushing of energy efficiency’ has made the Dimensity 8400 GPU firmly seated on the throne of the king among chips of the same level. More importantly, this GPU performance is not just in theoretical tests. Dimensity 8400 also shows the strength of ‘invincible at the same level and transcendent experience’ in actual gaming scenarios. In the case of high load and multi-task parallelism, such as having QQ and Huya Live running in the background while playing a leading MOBA game in 120-frame mode, compared to flagship chips of competitors, Dimensity 8400 not only has a longer gaming duration but also has a body temperature that is 5 degrees Celsius lower. In more hardware-demanding open-world mobile games, Dimensity 8400 once again shows its powerful energy efficiency advantage. Compared to the flagship chip of competitors last year, Dimensity 8400 not only has a longer gaming duration but also has a significant lead in temperature control. As a new generation of sub-flagship chip, Dimensity 8400 already has the strength to compete with flagships in terms of experience. Dimensity 8400 also supports the Dimensity frame doubling technology. In leading secondary-element games, Dimensity 8400 mobile phones also have a 60-frame experience. The gaming duration is 38% longer than that of other flagship chips in the industry, and the body temperature is 7.1 degrees lower, bringing a more durable and cooler gaming experience. It can be said that the GPU strength of Dimensity 8400 not only sits firmly at the top of the same level, but its gaming experience is even ‘transcendent’, bringing players truly powerful performance and stable experience. The Dimensity Speed Engine: Software and hardware collaboration for an exciting gaming experience. The breakthrough of Dimensity 8400 in gaming experience is not only due to the hardware strength of the all-core CPU and flagship-level G720 GPU, but also the powerful boost of the ‘Dimensity Speed Engine’. In recent years, MediaTek has continuously expanded the Dimensity gaming ecosystem through the Dimensity Speed Engine. With the comprehensive optimization of software and hardware collaboration and the ecological chain, it has achieved more accurate performance scheduling and power management for multiple blockbuster mobile games, further improving the stability of the gaming frame rate. This allows players not only to play more smoothly but also to use it for a longer time.In popular shooting games such as ‘Peace Elite’, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 not only consistently delivers 90 frames per second (FPS) throughout the game but also reduces power consumption by 24% compared to the previous generation. Combined with the MediaTek Star Speed Engine, it is an ultimate weapon for ‘chicken dinner’ enthusiasts, ensuring stable frame rates and smooth touch controls, which is particularly important for FPS players.
Looking at ‘Genshin Impact’, with 30 minutes of 60 FPS at ultra-high quality, the Dimensity 8400 shows a 14% increase in frame rate and an 11% improvement in energy efficiency compared to the previous generation, achieving both high performance and long battery life. The MediaTek Star Speed Engine has been battle-tested by multiple popular mobile games. At the launch event, MediaTek also announced that the popular mobile game ‘League of Legends: Wild Rift’ officially supports the Star Speed Engine. The Dimensity 8400 achieves full-frame operation at 120 FPS, reducing power consumption by 13.5% compared to before the Star Speed Engine was enabled. This is due to the deep cooperation and joint tuning between MediaTek and the ‘League of Legends: Wild Rift’ team, creating a superior gaming experience. In addition, large-scale 3A mobile games like ‘Eternal Return’ and ‘Juequ Zero’, under the support of the Star Speed Engine, not only achieve full-frame smooth play but also reduce power consumption by more than 30%. From hardware performance to real game scenarios, the Dimensity 8400, with its full-core CPU, new-generation GPU, and Star Speed Engine, truly achieves ‘stable frames and reduced consumption, long-lasting smooth play’. Moreover, thanks to the Star Speed Engine, the Dimensity 8400 realizes intelligent seamless switching between 5G and Wi-Fi, reducing 5G power consumption by 15%. When network fluctuations are not yet apparent, the system has automatically switched to a better network, providing players with high-speed, seamless connection experiences, truly achieving ‘unnoticed, already switched’. As one of the first chips in its class to support the 5G-Advanced ultra-high-speed mobile network, the Dimensity 8400 has a 7% faster download speed in the 5G-Advanced environment compared to the previous generation, and further reduces heavy-load 5G power consumption by 8% compared to industry flagship chips. For example, when updating games outdoors, the Dimensity 8400 allows you to complete loading and game update package downloads at a faster speed, entering the battlefield first. ‘Stable frame rate, low power consumption, fast network speed, no disconnections’ – these are the superior gaming experiences that the Dimensity 8400 brings to players. With a full-core CPU, flagship-level GPU performance, and many game optimization technologies of the Star Speed Engine, the Dimensity 8400, with its ‘unmatched in its class’ performance, brings smooth and enduring gaming experiences to young players, becoming the preferred chip for gamers.The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 stands as the strongest among its peers in AI capabilities. It inherits flagship strength and delivers a full-fledged smart experience. Equipped with the new flagship AI processor NPU 880, it has achieved a 33% increase in processing speed for large language models compared to the previous generation, an 8-fold improvement in long text processing capabilities, and a 21% enhancement in image generation speed. These advanced flagship AI technologies will accelerate the popularization of AI smart experiences in the mainstream market.
The NPU 880 on the Dimensity 8400 boasts flagship-level AI performance, scoring over 3800 points in the Zurich AI Benchmark test, making it the AI performance champion among peers. This is a 54% improvement over the previous generation, once again proving MediaTek’s leading position in edge AI and laying a strong computational foundation for AI intelligence experiences in smartphones. With the rapid development and widespread application of edge AI technology, AI is revolutionizing young people’s lifestyle and entertainment. As MediaTek’s latest sub-flagship chip, the Dimensity 8400 also supports the ‘Dimensity AI Intelligent Unified Engine’. It transforms traditional applications into more intelligent AI applications through powerful edge AI performance. MediaTek collaborates with multiple well-known applications to create smart AI services that cater to the needs of young people, assisting in every aspect of their lives to be smarter, cooler, and more fun. For instance, MediaTek has partnered with popular applications like Quanmin K-Song and Kugou Music. Based on the powerful AI capabilities of the Dimensity 8400, users can generate pleasing songs by singing a few lines, instantly becoming singing gods and creating dynamic lyric covers through edge text-to-image, making the music experience more interesting and immersive. Collaboration with Soul has injected new vitality into social interactions. Through edge language models, it enables real-time chat with virtual friends and generates fun images, creating a smart, emotional, and personalized user experience for young users. Whether it’s daily smart tasks or applications with higher AI computing demands, the Dimensity 8400 sets a new benchmark for AI experiences in sub-flagship chips with its flagship AI performance, truly achieving ‘the strongest in its class’ and further promoting the widespread adoption of edge AI technology. Imagiq 1080 Flagship Image ISP Empowers the New Generation to Easily Create Blockbuster Images. In terms of imaging, the Dimensity 8400 also shines. It is equipped with the flagship-level ISP Imagiq 1080 image processor.The Dimensity 8400 supports the QPD zoom hardware engine. Through the deep integration of software and hardware, it can help smartphones focus faster and more accurately during the shooting process, creating a shooting experience far superior to that of its peers.
The Dimensity 8400 also supports the Dimensity full focal length HDR technology. It can switch between different focal lengths smoothly and present an ideal HDR effect. Whether shooting close-up features or distant landscapes, it can capture richly detailed and consistently colored pictures, greatly enhancing the shooting effect. Comprehensive leapfrogging, continuing the legend of the ‘divine U’. With its innovative design of the all-large-core architecture, the strongest GPU performance at the same level, and powerful gaming performance, the Dimensity 8400 has redefined the sub-flagship chip with strength. It not only continues the ‘divine U’ aura of the Dimensity 8000 series but also shows strong strength to compete with flagships through comprehensive surpassing of competitors. In actual performance, whether it is the comprehensive suppression of the same-level competitor 8sG3 or partially surpassing flagships in some performances, the Dimensity 8400’s performance can be called a leapfrog. This is a chip that can not only firmly occupy the top of the sub-flagship market but also ‘toughly compete with flagships’ in multiple fields. In the chip experience battle, the performance of the divine U can be regarded as a perfect answer. The release of the Dimensity 8400 not only allows users to feel flagship-level performance experience on mid-to-high-end smartphones but also marks a new breakthrough by MediaTek in the chip field. The powerful hardware configuration, leading technology optimization, and extreme energy efficiency performance bring users with young players and high-performance demand an unexpected usage experience. The launch of the Dimensity 8400 not only meets the performance needs of young users but also promotes the smartphone industry to enter a new era of all-large cores, leading the technological trend and creating more innovation possibilities.
