MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 1080

475057

Dimensity 8500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

839

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

2385

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	6 nm	4 nm
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	800 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	4	8
Shaders	64	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS