MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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 636

174837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

839

Snapdragon 636

274

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

2385

Snapdragon 636

1129

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Adreno 509
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	800 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	4	1
Shaders	64	128
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS