MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Samsung Exynos 980. 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 820

403227

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

615

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 820

1924

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
TDP	10 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

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

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP5	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	5	5
Shaders	80	80
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.1	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@120fps
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	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.2 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS