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29

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678

40

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 1080

Dimensity 1080
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Dimensity 1080

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Dimensity 1080 SoCs by Qualcomm and Mediatek 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
Snapdragon 678 16
Dimensity 1080 23
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Dimensity 1080 17
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Dimensity 1080 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Dimensity 1080 40
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Dimensity 1080
CPU 101216 143941
GPU 51346 140125
Memory 48181 96692
UX 82701 136066
Total score 283444 516824
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1080

  • Dimensity 1080 has 18.18% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (2600 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1080 has 12.43% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (950 vs 845 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1080 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 678 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1080 has 45.45% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (6 vs 11 nm).
  • Dimensity 1080 has 82.34% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (517 K vs 283 K ).
  • Dimensity 1080 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
  • Dimensity 1080 Support 81.21% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 678 (27 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Dimensity 1080 766

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Dimensity 1080 2252

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Dimensity 1080

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Dimensity 1080

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Dimensity 1080

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Dimensity 1080

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Dimensity 1080

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Dimensity 1080

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Dimensity 1080

3DMark

2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
12%
Dimensity 1080
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz FHD+ @120Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB 256 KB
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion 12 Billion
  • TDP 6 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G68 MC4
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 950 MHz
  • Execution units 2 5
  • Shading units 96 64
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 27 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 MediaTek APU 3.0
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Mediatek Dimensity 1080

Mediatek Dimensity 1080
CPU
23%
GPU
17%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 1080 with a 18.18% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 1080 with a 12.43% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 1080 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 1080 with a 45.45% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 1080?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 1080 with a 82.34% better score (516824 vs 283444).