Overview - Dimensity 1080 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 1080 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 1080 23
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 1080 17
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 1080 79
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 1080 40
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 1080 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 143941 149371
GPU 140125 232144
Memory 96692 105312
UX 136066 114446
Total score 516824 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1080

  • Dimensity 1080 has 8.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (2600 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1080 has 1.06% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (950 vs 940 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1080 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 16.34% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1080 (601 K vs 517 K ).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 1080 766
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 1080 2252
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @120Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 10 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 5 -
  • Shading units 64 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 27 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 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, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 1080

CPU
23%
GPU
17%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 1080 with a 8.33% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 1080 with a 1.06% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 1080 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 16.34% better score (601273 vs 516824).