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Exynos 1080 vs Snapdragon 870

Exynos 1080
VS
Snapdragon 870
Exynos 1080
Snapdragon 870

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1080 (with Mali-G78 MP10 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (Adreno 650). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (1)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1080
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2800 MHz)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1080
vs
Snapdragon 870

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1080 +1%
704227
Snapdragon 870
697192
CPU 181167 191949
GPU 256274 246158
Memory 125393 114925
UX 141818 150623
Total score 704227 697192
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 1080
2902
Snapdragon 870 +16%
3354
Image compression 135.1 Mpixels/s 180.7 Mpixels/s
Face detection 30 images/s 25 images/s
Speech recognition 53.1 words/s 55.6 words/s
Machine learning 51.7 images/s 56.8 images/s
Camera shooting 26.5 images/s 27 images/s
HTML 5 3.53 Mnodes/s 3.11 Mnodes/s
SQLite 875.8 Krows/s 987.3 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 25 FPS
Score - 4296

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 102 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 107 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 49 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Black Shark 4
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 870

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 128 KB
L2 cache - 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 9 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP10 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 800 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shading units 160 512
FLOPS - 1372 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Neural Processor Hexagon 698
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X55
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2020 January 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E9815 SM8250-AC
Official page Samsung Exynos 1080 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Snapdragon 870 and Exynos 1080, or ask any questions
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Wews 25 March 2021 09:35
Why sd 870 ia higher than exynos 1080 even if exynos uses cortex a78 while sd uses cortex a77?
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Wews 26 March 2021 11:51
I mean why sd 870 is higher than exynos 1080
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Ggk 27 March 2021 13:47
Wews, Look at the clock speed...not only that, Snapdragon 870 has custom cpu named kryo made by qualcomm...thats why it's slightly fast.. at graphic processing unit, adreno surely powerful than mali...always
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Wews 05 May 2021 04:01
Ggk, thanks for your info bro
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Messier83 06 March 2022 23:18
Cortex A77 and Cortex A78 are the same in Performance and Power but CortexA78 is 25% more power-efficient...
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