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Exynos 1280 vs Dimensity 1080

Exynos 1280
VS
Dimensity 1080
Exynos 1280
Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (8)

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 Samsung Exynos 1280
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • Supports 201% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 731K vs 615K
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1280
vs
Dimensity 1080

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1280
615425
Dimensity 1080 +19%
731937
CPU 256114 286757
GPU 71758 76903
Memory 95251 134935
UX 192302 233342
Total score 615425 731937
Samples [56 tests] [58 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 1280
2082
Dimensity 1080 +20%
2507
Asset compression 102.4 MB/sec 121.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 52.1 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 71.3 Mpixels/sec 89.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 37 images/sec 48.6 images/sec
HDR 68.7 Mpixels/sec 81 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.2 images/sec 7.24 images/sec
Photo processing 16.9 images/sec 23.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.15 Mpixels/sec 3.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 37 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1280
2321
Dimensity 1080 +5%
2434
Background blur 3.25 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Face detection 1.62 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7 Gpixels/sec 7.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 408.3 FPS 422.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 226 234
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 628 631
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 1280
11719
Dimensity 1080 +1%
11890
Web score 9628 10948
Video editing score 7350 7467
Data manipulation score 8838 10634
Photo editing score 22696 18941
Writing score 13552 14594
Phones tested 3 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 62 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 86 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - 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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1280
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (eimakill)AnTuTu 12709508
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14Geekbench 6 CPU856 / 2016
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Adi)AnTuTu 11598004
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (DJ)AnTuTu 11651423
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien)AnTuTu 11637428
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MediaTek Dimensity 1080
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze)AnTuTu 11731937
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 897 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 4 4
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 229.6 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance 4.3 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2550 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2022 October 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8825 MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Samsung Exynos 1280 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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Comments

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Geekman November 12, 2024 at 05:16 PM
Gpu score is same on both,I have tested them. 1280 scores around 120k
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Yt_TG April 30, 2024 at 04:34 PM
My suggest you to Realme P1 5g is good but not for camera and also software also not good and I suggest you to buy a M34 5g or A34 5g not Realme P1 5g Thanks Nanoreview.net for added the massage box on you website.
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Patricio Bruno January 11, 2024 at 09:41 PM
As someone who has owned both the A33 and A34 since last year, I can confidently assert that the disdain for Exynos chipsets is mostly baseless. While the A34 performs notably better, my personal experience suggests that it's only about 5-15% ahead of the A33, and the situation can be quite complex. Take Fortnite, a resource-intensive game, as an example. The A34 can maintain 60 FPS at maximum settings, whereas the A33 can only manage around 25-35 FPS under similar configurations. This might lead some to conclude that the A34 is superior and dismiss the Exynos chipset as poor. This is, however, an oversimplified view. Within 10 minutes, both devices heat up, with the A34 reaching up to 45Β°C and the A33 around 43Β°C. Consequently, the A34 starts throttling down to about 25-40 FPS, while the A33 sustains its initial performance. Moreover, the A34 consumes 11% battery in 30 minutes compared to the A33's 8%. A similar pattern can be observed in Genshin Impact, another heavy-duty game, where the A34 initially outperforms the A33 but throttles down to match the latter's performance after a few minutes. Though I originally attributed this unusual throttling to possible Samsung cooling or optimization issues, further research indicated that other phones like the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and Realme 11 Pro+, which house the same Dimensity 1080, exhibit the same behavior. This led me to theorize that MediaTek is artificially enhancing the initial performance, only to let it drop due to overheating. For less demanding games like Call of Duty Mobile, both devices perform at par. In regular usage too, I noticed similar performance levels from the two phones, although the A34 offers a marginally smoother experience with slightly superior battery life. People often associate the Exynos name with poor battery performance, overheating, and throttling, yet my testing has completely debunked this presumption. While none of this implies that the A33 is superior to the A34, it's crucial to distinguish between talking about the devices themselves versus their chipsets. The A34 remains a better purchase due to the various upgrades compared to the A33.
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Meghan December 18, 2023 at 04:03 AM
damn it! why does Exynos always overheat?
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Javier March 24, 2023 at 04:29 PM
Exynos consumes less battery
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Decay February 25, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Dimensity 1080 would annihilate Exynos 1280 in multi-core performance and efficiency.
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Tom February 24, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Exynos processors optimization is really bad and this causes lag in normal use. So this is a very serious problem.
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Illidan January 18, 2023 at 06:50 PM
Main difference is LPDDR5 RAM.
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