MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8100 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480. 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	4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	8 nm
TDP	6 Watt	3 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 580	Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP6	Adreno 619
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	860 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	96	128
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
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	4.7 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.66 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS