Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 36
Different values 27
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2600 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali-G68 MC4 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Magellan (RDNA 3)
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 64 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution Not available 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Samsung Exynos 1580
Release October 2022 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MT6877V/TTZA S5E8855
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080

5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro+

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh