MediaTek Dimensity 6500 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Comparing the MediaTek Dimensity 6500 and Samsung Exynos 1680 across specs like CPU, GPU, Memory, Camera, Display, Multimedia, Connectivity and benchmarks to help you choose the best chipset for your needs.

MediaTek Dimensity 6500

Samsung Exynos 1680

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Summary

Release Date

Apr, 2026

Mar, 2026

CPU

Octa core

(2.6 GHz, Dual Core + 2 GHz, Hexa Core)

Octa core

(2.9 GHz, Single Core + 2.6 GHz, Quad core + 1.95 GHz, Tri core)

Process Node

6 nm

4 nm

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Xclipse 550

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

AnTuTu Score

N/A	1,392,494 View Benchmark Details

Geekbench Score

N/A	1,382/4,540 View Benchmark Details

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Benchmark

AnTuTu (The higher, the better)

AnTuTu measures CPU, GPU, memory and overall performance in different scenarios

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

Samsung Exynos 1680 1,392,494

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CPU

N/A

515,439

GPU

N/A

383,216

Memory

N/A

202,958

N/A

290,881

Geekbench (The higher, the better)

The Geekbench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Geekbench Single Core

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

Samsung Exynos 1680 1,382

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Geekbench Multi Core

MediaTek Dimensity 6500 N/A

Samsung Exynos 1680 4,540

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AnTuTu Score:

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General

SoC Brand

MediaTek

Samsung

Title

MediaTek Dimensity 6500

Samsung Exynos 1680

Model No

N/A

S5E8865

Manufacturing

TSMC

Samsung

CPU

Total Cores

Octa core

CPU

Octa core (2.6 GHz, Dual Core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2.9 GHz, Single Core, Cortex A720 + 2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 + 1.95 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520)

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Process Node

6 nm

4 nm

Instruction Set

ARMv8.2-A

ARMv9.2-A

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Xclipse 550

GPU Clock speed

1.1 GHz

1.2 GHz

Pipelines

Shading Units

128

Total Shaders

256

FLOPS

140.8 Gigaflops

1228.8 Gigaflops

Vulkan Version

1.3

1.4

OpenCL Version

2.0 FP

3.0 FP

DirectX Version

12.0

12.1

AI

NPU

N/A

AI Engine

Memory

Memory Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Memory Speed

2.133 GHz

N/A

Bus

2x16 Bit

Memory Max bandwidth

17.07 Gb/s

N/A

Memory Max size

12 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Camera

Max Camera Sensor Supported

108 MP

200 MP

Max Video Capture Resolution

QHD @ 30 FPS

UHD @ 60 FPS

Display

Max On-Device Display Resolution

FHD+ @ 120 Hz

QHD+

Max Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Multimedia

Video Playback Resolution

QHD @ 30 FPS

UHD @ 60 FPS

Video Codecs

H.264, H.265, VP9

H.264 (AVC), H.264, H.265 (HEVC), H.265, VP8, VP9

Audio Codecs

AAC-LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

5G Support

Yes

Peak Download Speed

Up to 3300 Mbps

Up to 5100 Mbps

Peak Upload Speed

N/A	Up to 1280 Mbps

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi Standard

a, ac, b, g, n

ax, ax 6GHz

Bluetooth Version

5.2

6.1

Navigation

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, NavIC, QZSS

BeiDou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, QZSS

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