Snapdragon 860 vs Dimensity 1080

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1080 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Performs 4.3x better in floating-point computations
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2600 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 822K vs 731K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~41%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
822433
CPU 299294 286757
GPU 119740 76903
Memory 162141 134935
UX 241258 233342
Total score 822433 731937
Samples [47 tests] [58 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 121.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 63 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 89.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 48.6 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 81 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 7.24 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 23.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 3.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.94 Gpixels/sec 7.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 422.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 12 tests 14 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 234
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 979 631
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11890
Web score 8774 10948
Video editing score 6020 7467
Data manipulation score 8724 10634
Photo editing score 22475 18941
Writing score 13390 14594
Phones tested Less than 3 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]
38 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]
62 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]
83 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
86 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
1080 x 2400
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)AnTuTu 11826051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze)AnTuTu 11731937

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 1080

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 675 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 768 128
FLOPS 1036.8 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 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
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G -
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 October 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC MT6877V/TTZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1080 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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Tenshi February 1, 2024 at 04:49 PM
The Snapdragon chip can definitely reach 120 fps in Mobile Legends, given some configurations and tweaking in the settings. A solid 48-60 fps in Genshin can be achieved depending on what's happening on the screen. I'm unsure as to why certain data is missing here. Can anyone provide some insight?
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