MediaTek’s new chipset brings generative AI to mid-range smartphones\u060c<\/p>\n
After launching the Dimensity 9300 as a response to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, MediaTek<\/a><\/span> has unveiled the Dimensity 8300 smartphone chipset, marking its foray into the mid-range segment with support for generative AI on the device.<\/p>\n The latest addition to the Dimensity 8000 series brings generative AI capabilities, power-efficient performance, adaptive gaming technology and fast connectivity, aiming to deliver flagship-level experiences to the mid-range 5G smartphone market. of range.<\/p>\n Dr. Yenchi Lee, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communications Business Unit, highlighted: \u201cWith MediaTek’s optimized Dimensity 8000 Series<\/a>, consumers don’t have to compromise between affordability and premium experiences like flagship-grade memory or accelerated AI capabilities\u2014they can have it all<\/span>.<\/p>\n MediaTek points out that the chip’s APU 780 AI silicon supports large language models (LLM) with up to 10 billion parameters. The company claims 8x speed for transformer-based generative AI and 2x improvement in integer and floating point calculations. According to AI Benchmark v5, AI performance increases by 3.3 times, promising a substantial advancement in AI capabilities for mid-range mobile devices.<\/p>\n The Dimensity 8300 introduces support for LPDDR5X RAM at speeds up to 8,533 Mbps, a necessity for efficiently running LLMs. Manufactured on TSMC’s 2nd generation 4nm process, the chipset features an octa-core processor featuring four Arm Cortex-A715 cores and four Cortex-A510 cores built on Arm’s latest v9 processor architecture. This configuration results in 20% faster CPU performance and a maximum power efficiency gain of 30% compared to its predecessor.<\/p>\n Speaking of gaming, MediaTek’s new chipset features “adaptive gaming technology<\/span>“, optimizing smartphone games with AI performance prediction. This not only reduces power consumption at maximum speeds, but also provides 24% faster scene switching. Short-form video<\/a> creation benefits from this also, with 15% faster AR preview and 6% faster rendering compared to alternatives.<\/p>\n