MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 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 8500

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

1712

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	8 nm
TDP		9 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	8	5
Shaders	1024	80
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	5.17 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS