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Exynos 1380 vs Dimensity 1080

Exynos 1380
VS
Dimensity 1080
Exynos 1380
Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 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 (17)

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 1380
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 25% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 767K vs 731K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2400 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1380
vs
Dimensity 1080

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1380 +5%
767711
Dimensity 1080
731937
CPU 320484 286757
GPU 91141 76903
Memory 113558 134935
UX 242528 233342
Total score 767711 731937
Samples [113 tests] [58 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1380
1008
Dimensity 1080 +2%
1032
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 1380 +8%
2710
Dimensity 1080
2507
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 121.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 89.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 48.6 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 81 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 7.24 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 23.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 3.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1380 +25%
3048
Dimensity 1080
2434
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 7.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 422.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 279 234
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 808 631
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 1380 +8%
12792
Dimensity 1080
11890
Web score 10597 10948
Video editing score 7345 7467
Data manipulation score 10909 10634
Photo editing score 25069 18941
Writing score 16185 14594
Phones tested 8 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 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Ankit)AnTuTu 12843613
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
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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 1380 and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 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
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 5 4
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 160 128
FLOPS 303.7 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 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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 3790 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 October 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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Comments

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temp August 29, 2023 at 01:07 PM
I'd get 6nm TSMC over 5nm Samsung any day. Download speed is not relevant anyway.
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Xavier September 8, 2023 at 07:32 AM
I doubt that the difference in the fabrication process is noticeable in day-to-day use, especially considering that heavy gamers make up only a small portion of consumers.
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Pat September 29, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Yes, I agree. Case in point: just look at the real-life comparison between the Samsung A54 and A34. You'll find that the A34 actually beats the A54 in many criteria, such as app loading times and longer battery life.
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tom February 12, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Pat, The situation has changed. Initially, the Exynos 1380 wasn't optimized for developers upon release because it was new. However, recent tests show that the A54 has now taken the lead in terms of performance.
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ZEDX March 21, 2024 at 12:13 AM
tom, So, they changed their situation within a year?
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Dimensity Pro user April 13, 2024 at 03:03 PM
tom, Only peak performance and not sustained performance though, so Dimensity 1080 is still better. Yes, it has slightly lower speed, but also greater sustained performance and lower temperatures compared to Exynos 1380, which makes Dimensity a better option for long-term performance and gaming rather than publicly advertised peak performance.
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Yous July 16, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Dimensity Pro user, Even the snapdragon 8 gen 3 heats more so dimensity is better lol
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Derek May 1, 2023 at 05:35 AM
In my opinion, Exynos wins. Its download speeds make it superior. It'll easily be 50% quicker to download a movie via my AX network. The Dimensity is barely an improvement over last year's Dimensity 900 and even falls short in a couple of areas. I just tried the A34 at a Samsung store in Seoul – a great phone! I'm kind of bummed that the A54 is smaller, though.
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RebinTunign July 3, 2023 at 04:19 PM
The thing is nobody with these internet speeds has a phone like this! Don't let the wifi and upload peak speeds deceive you
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Potato November 13, 2023 at 04:14 PM
RebinTunign, Exactly. Derek is an extreme edge case. I would take stability and good thermals over download speeds any day.
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DeeGee March 15, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Whilst, not a particular Exynos fan the significant difference in download/upload speeds is the decider for me and the slightly better battery life is a plus (presumably due to the smaller die size).
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Messier83 May 23, 2023 at 03:55 AM
Samsung's 5nm nodes proved to be significantly less efficient than TSMC's 6nm nodes. In fact, the 5nm Samsung process consumes more than 30% additional power compared to the 6nm TSMC node. It's important to note that a smaller node size does not inherently equate to greater efficiency. TSMC nodes exhibit higher density than Samsung's, which has been a contributing factor to the many heating issues reported specifically with Samsung-made Snapdragon 888 and 8gen1.
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MaoLucifer March 15, 2023 at 12:03 PM
1080 is better considering the TSMC Vs Samsung Fabrication. But it feels like a rebadged 920 with 200mp support.
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CM. April 21, 2023 at 08:21 PM
The Dimensity 920 can support 200 MP as well, check the Infinix Zero Ultra, this phone has a Dimensity 920 with a 200 MP camera.
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Wrong April 23, 2023 at 08:38 PM
It isn't better even having TSCM node.
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Jayson Mendoza March 14, 2023 at 05:45 AM
Why is dimensity 1080 considered a flagship by this website? Lol
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Serhii March 14, 2023 at 01:38 PM
You are right, it is note flagship processor, but it can offer good performance. Thank you for a comment.
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