Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
758192
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
546747
CPU232691172628
GPU195541115442
Memory142021104408
UX188011154269
NanoReview Score758192546747
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
2302
Stability91 %99 %
Graphics Test23 fps13 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
965
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
2409
File Compression150.9 MB/s120.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser84.1 pages/s63 pages/s
PDF Rendering109.4 MP/sec91.2 MP/sec
Background Blur10.4 frames/s6.73 frames/s
Photo Processing32.6 frames/s21.6 frames/s
Image Detection74.7 frames/s45.8 frames/s
HDR102.4 MP/sec75.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.19 MP/sec3.29 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 57 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS (Ultra) 38 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 30 FPS (Ultra) 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 62 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS (Ultra) 83 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) 86 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS (Ultra) 37 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340) Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 5 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 650 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 3 4
Shader Units 256 32
Total shader 768 128
FLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 2770 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 1250 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2019 yr October, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8250-AB MT6877V/TTZA

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