MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910: Chromebooks Get Snapdragon X Elite-Class Power
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The Dimensity 9400 is substantial proof that MediaTek is no longer a company that is sidelined to deliver entry-level and mid-ranged chipsets, but that does not explain why the company has not introduced a Snapdragon X Elite competitor, or, at the very least, a Snapdragon X Plus one. Turns out it has, but this SoC will be found in a completely different set of machines for whatever reason. The Kompanio Ultra 910 is the newest release from the Taiwanese firm, and looking at its specifications, we are definitely excited about what comes next.
Chromebooks featuring the Kompanio Ultra 910 will be available in the coming months, but the latest chipset release sounds like a missed opportunity for MediaTek
The Kompanio Ultra 910 is fabricated with the best available technology, with MediaTek stating that the silicon is mass produced on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, the same one utilized for Apple’s M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max. Thanks to the improved efficiency of this manufacturing process, the Kompanio Ultra 910 sports no low-power cores, with its 8-core configuration sporting a Cortex-X925 operating at up to 3.62GHz, a Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720. Additionally, the chipset can achieve a high bandwidth as it supports LPDDR5X RAM up to 8,533MHz.
The new chipset also flaunts impressive AI capabilities thanks to MediaTek’s eight-generation NPU, which delivers up to 50TOPS AI performance and faster LLM speculative speed support. Even though the Chromebooks outfitted with the Kompanio Ultra 910 are not intended for gaming, MediaTek claims that the 11 GPU cores belonging to the Immortalis-G925 deliver ‘PC-grade raytracing capabilities’ but did not provide any benchmarking results.
The Kompanio Ultra 910 can also support up to two 4K external monitors to boost productivity, with the inclusion of Wi-Fi 7 up to 7.3Gbps and Bluetooth 6.0. For all of its capabilities, it is surprising that MediaTek’s latest silicon will only be found in Chromebooks later this year. It is possible that Qualcomm’s and Microsoft’s exclusive agreement of only using the former’s Snapdragon range of chipsets prevents competitors like MediaTek from stepping foot into this realm.
Fortunately, the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor manufacturer has an ace up its sleeve by partnering with NVIDIA to debut an AI PC in the second half of 2025, with the impending release likely stirring up the competition to newfound levels.
News Source: MediaTek
