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MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Samsung Exynos 1080

MediaTek Dimensity 9000
46.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1080
—Inno Score
42CPU41.3
37.5GPU29
—Benchmarks52
—AIspec-based23.5
69Efficiencyspec-based52
5 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 90000 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1080

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 1080 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9000

  • Stronger GPU score: 38 vs 29
  • 79% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,343 vs 1,306
  • 37% higher Max download: 7 Gbps vs 5.1 Gbps
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1080

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
Announced20212020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.05 GHz+9%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
GPUArm Mali-G710 MC10Arm Mali-G78 MP10

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
NPUMediaTek APU 590Dual-core NPU + DSP
AI performance—5.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500LPDDR4X / LPDDR5
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
ModemIntegrated 5G modemIntegrated 5G (sub-6 + mmWave)
Max download7 Gbps+37%5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.35.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
Max displayWQHD+ @ 144HzWQHD+ @ 90Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Dimensity 9000 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecMediaTek Dimensity 9000Samsung Exynos 1080
AnTuTu—892,198Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—320,127Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—137,206Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—170,859Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—264,006Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,663Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,482Top 28%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,343+79%Top 24%1,306Top 37%

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