MediaTek is expanding beyond mobile devices to take on Qualcomm and Intel in the ARM laptop market. The tech giant has introduced its MediaTek Dimensity CX C10 Max processor, debuting the new Dimensity Compute Experiences (CX) silicon family. Manufactured on TSMC’s 3nm (N3) process node, the SoC is designed to power Google’s new category of thin, fanless “Googlebook” laptops.
Architecturally, the C10 Max uses an “All Big Core” setup with eight CPU cores. More specifically, there are one Cortex-X925 core, three Cortex-X4 cores, and four Cortex-A720 cores. It pairs with an 11-core Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU, 12MB of L3 cache, and 10MB of system-level cache. To support heavy multitasking, MediaTek also pushed memory speed support up to LPDDR5X RAM at 9,600MT/s. This is an improvement over the 8,533MT/s limit on its previous Kompanio Ultra 910 chip.
On-device Gemini AI processing with 55 TOPS
Local AI performance is central to MediaTek’s architecture pitch. The new Dimensity CX C10 Max chip integrates the company’s 8th-generation NPU 890, rated for up to 55 TOPS of local processing power.
MediaTek designed the neural processor specifically to run Google’s Gemini Intelligence features natively on the laptop. Executing tasks like Magic Pointer, Create My Widget, and real-time contextual assistance directly on the machine keeps data off cloud servers, providing faster response times and improved privacy controls. In raw performance, its 55 TOPS rating edges out the first-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (45 TOPS) and Intel’s Lunar Lake (~48 TOPS). It lands right in line with AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series (50–55 TOPS).
Camera ISP, connectivity, and competitive benchmarking
The silicon package also features the Imagiq 1090 ISP. It supports camera sensors up to 32MP alongside AI-assisted processing for HDR video capture, smooth zoom, and sustained focus during video calls. Wireless capabilities are handled by Wi-Fi 7 with theoretical speeds reaching up to 7.3Gbps, accompanied by dual-engine Bluetooth 6.0 support.
During press Q&As, MediaTek executives clarified that the C10 Max aims to compete with Qualcomm’s last-gen Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) rather than with the newer series. Internal tests on reference boards running ChromeOS R133 show the chip delivering up to 15% faster multi-threaded performance at 12W and 50% lower power consumption in single-threaded tasks compared to a Windows 11 Galaxybook 4 Edge. MediaTek claims the platform can achieve up to 19 hours of battery life on a 60Whr reference system, giving the company its first real footprint in high-end ARM laptops.
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