Dimensity 6080 vs Exynos 1280

The Dimensity 6080 is an entry-level chip from MediaTek, and the Exynos 1280 is a mid-range chip from Samsung. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (1,990 vs 2,020), but the Exynos 1280 is 22% faster in single-core.

MediaTek Entry

Dimensity 6080

#96 of 118 chipsets · 2 phones

Samsung Mid-range

Exynos 1280

#94 of 118 chipsets · 1 phone

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Nearly level
Dimensity 6080 1,990
Exynos 1280 2,020

Single-core Geekbench 6

Exynos 1280 +22%
Dimensity 6080 770
Exynos 1280 940

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Dimensity 6080 151
Exynos 1280 —

Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.

Key facts

Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.

Dimensity 6080Exynos 1280
Maker MediaTek Samsung
Class Entry Mid-range
Announced May 2023 —
Process 6 nm TSMC N6 —
CPU 8 cores 2× 2.4 GHz + 6× 2.0 GHz —
Max CPU speed 2.4 GHz —
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 —
5G modem Built-in 5G —
Place in our ranking #96 of 118 #94 of 118 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 770 940 (better)
Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,990 2,020
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) 151 —
Phones in our database 2 phones 1 phone
Best-rated phone REDMI Note 13 5G 5.1 Samsung Galaxy A25 5G 5.5
Lowest US launch price — $300 Samsung Galaxy A25 5G
Newest phone HONOR 200 Lite Apr 2024 Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Dec 2023

Phones with the Dimensity 6080

2 phones in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Exynos 1280

1 phone in our database, best rated first.

Dimensity 6080 vs Exynos 1280: FAQ

Which is faster, the Dimensity 6080 or the Exynos 1280?

In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (1,990 vs 2,020), but the Exynos 1280 is 22% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.

Which phones use the Dimensity 6080 and the Exynos 1280?

The Dimensity 6080 powers 2 phones in our database, including the REDMI Note 13 5G and HONOR 200 Lite. The Exynos 1280 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $300, for the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G.

Where do these benchmark scores come from?

They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.

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