Unreleased Dimensity 9600 Pro and Xiaomi XRing O3 GPUs spotted in Genshin Impact files

A Vulkan GPU whitelist file found in Genshin Impact's Android data folder has revealed several unannounced mobile graphics processors. The list, which contains roughly 30 entries, was compiled from vendor hardware documentation months ahead of public chip unveilings, as game developers need to validate driver support before retail devices ship.

Most entries correspond to already known hardware. The Adreno 829 is the GPU inside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5; the Mali-G1-Ultra MC12 and MC11 match the Dimensity 9500 and Dimensity 9500m; and the Xclipse 960 refers to the GPU in Samsung's Exynos 2600. The Adreno 845 and 850 align with the unreleased Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (SM8950) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Pro (SM8975), both of which have previously surfaced in leaks ahead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit in September.

Two entries, however, do not correspond to any previously reported hardware. The Mali-G2-Ultra-NX MC12 and MC16 configurations follow the naming scheme of the current Mali-G1-Ultra branding used on flagship Arm GPUs like the one in the Dimensity 9500. The MC12 variant is rumored to appear in the Dimensity 9600 Pro, suggesting an architectural upgrade without an increase in core count. The MC16 variant, meanwhile, may point to Xiaomi's rumored XRing O3. Xiaomi previously used a large GPU configuration in the XRing O1, an Immortalis-G925 MC16 setup, so a similarly sized MC16 configuration would be consistent with a next-generation custom graphics solution from the company.