Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1080

We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Dimensity 1080 SoCs, developed by Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 23.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1080 (3200 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1080 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 112.43 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1080 (1098 K vs 517 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1080.
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 supports 89.63 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1080 ( 51.2 vs 27 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 supports 108.33 % higher download speed than Dimensity 1080 ( 2500 vs 1200 Mbps).
Pros of Dimensity 1080
  • Dimensity 1080 has 5.56 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 950 vs 900 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 243697 143941
GPU 478120 140125
Memory 191931 96692
UX 184166 136066
Total score 1097914 516824

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 69% 99%
Graphics test 59 FPS 13 FPS
Score 9875 2287

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2600MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 256 KB
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 12 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G68 MC4
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 900 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines - 5
Shading units - 64
Total shaders - 128
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 27 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps -
Download speed 4G Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced May 2022 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Dimensity 1080 official site