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Dimensity 9600 Pro Rumored at 5GHz on TSMC 2nm With New 2+3+3 CPU

Smartphone cooling may cap sustained speeds, according to early reports.

Overview

  • Digital Chat Station is the source of the leak, and MediaTek has not confirmed the chip’s specifications or release timing.
  • The processor is reportedly shifting to a 2+3+3 CPU layout with two top “super” cores that aim for a 5.00GHz peak.
  • Wccftech cites a leak that names ARM’s Canyon and Gelas CPU cores plus a new Magni GPU, with support for LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage.
  • Coverage warns that heat could force the chip to throttle to roughly 4.00–4.20GHz during longer tasks.
  • Reports say the move to TSMC’s 2nm N2P process could cut power use by about 25–30%, yet phones may still need larger vapor chambers or even active cooling to hold higher clocks.