MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold)
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 6 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 3000 million
TDP 9 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 3.0 Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 540
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 500
GPU frequency 800 MHz 740 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 64 384
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 32MP, 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)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 2.77 Gbps 1 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6877V MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 1080
475057
Snapdragon 835
308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 1080
839
Snapdragon 835
383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 1080
2385
Snapdragon 835
1694