MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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

Snapdragon 430

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

839

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

2385

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	6 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	800 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	4	1
Shaders	64	48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS