MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Midgard
GPU frequency	800 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	4	12
Shaders	64	192
DirectX		11.1
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
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)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS