Exynos 1080 vs Snapdragon 720G
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1080 (with Mali-G78 MP10 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (Adreno 618). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1080
- Has 3 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 720G
- Supports 216% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 13.91 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 9 score – 701K vs 335K
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 8 nm)
- 22% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2300 MHz)
- Announced 10-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Exynos
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 181167 | 105893 |
| GPU | 256274 | 86694 |
| Memory | 125393 | 55906 |
| UX | 141818 | 89635 |
| Total score | 701336 | 335191 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 153.1 Mpixels/s | 108.75 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 30 images/s | 15.55 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 53.1 words/s | 27.15 words/s |
| Machine learning | 53.7 images/s | 25.5 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 25.9 images/s | 16.15 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.53 Mnodes/s | 2.18 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 875.8 Krows/s | 561.5 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Score | - | 785 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 43 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 34 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 30 FPS [High] |
| Device | - | Realme 7 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1080 and Snapdragon 720GCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP10 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | 2 |
| Shading units | 160 | 128 |
| FLOPS | - | 435 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Processor | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | 384 kHz/32 bit |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2020 | January 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9815 | SM7125 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1080 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site |
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