Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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