NVIDIA Tegra X1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1050

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NVIDIA Tegra X1 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
NVIDIA Tegra X1 MediaTek Dimensity 1050

CPU comparison

NVIDIA Tegra X1 or MediaTek Dimensity 1050 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 was released in Q1/2017.

The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 was released in Q3/2022.
NVIDIA Tegra (2) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 10xx (2)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A57/-A53 Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 2.00 GHz while the MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is at 2.50 GHz.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 or MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU ARM Mali-G610 MP3
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
1 GPU Generation Vallhall 3
20 nm Technology 4 nm
1 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 3
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU ARM Mali-G610 MP3
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is 7 W, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1050 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
5 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 2.50 MB cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 1050 is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1050
20 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
747 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2136 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
798 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 1.00 GHz
512 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
ARM Mali-G610 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

NVIDIA Tegra X1 MediaTek Dimensity 1050
NVIDIA Shield (1. Gen)
Nintendo Switch
Unknown

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