Snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1080 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
  • Performs 75% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 39%) AnTuTu 10 score – 743K vs 536K
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • Announced 2-years and 11-months later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~36%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
743719
CPU 232044 177132
GPU 198128 112841
Memory 130839 106425
UX 182486 139138
Total score 743719 536242

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 150.9 MB/sec 120.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.1 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.4 Mpixels/sec 91.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 74.7 images/sec 45.8 images/sec
HDR 102.4 Mpixels/sec 75.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.4 images/sec 6.73 images/sec
Photo processing 32.6 images/sec 21.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.19 Mpixels/sec 3.29 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 26 FPS 13 FPS
Score 4402 2302

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]
38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]
27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 62 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
83 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]
37 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
86 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 587 MHz 800 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shading units 512 -
Total shaders 1024 -
FLOPS 1202.1 Gigaflops 686 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 3.0
Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 October 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AB MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 865, or ask any questions
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Shukla 06 April 2023 07:17
thanks for your detailed analysis. I was in need of a secondary office phone, and my primary concern was OS, Processor, and frequency only. your analysis helped a lot. thanks.
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Josh bowen 30 May 2023 01:57
my man, it's crazy I just got a perfect condition Galaxy s20 5g 12gb ram with snapdragon 865 for 200 off Amazon. I was with a dimensity 700 Umidigi phone prior. Both are good for 5g data but these old flagship chips blow away these newer budget SOC. hope you got snapdragon or a dimensity 9000+ or better.
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