Exynos 1080 vs Snapdragon 888
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1080 (with Mali-G78 MP10 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (Adreno 660). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 9 score – 848K vs 704K
- Higher GPU frequency (~5%)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 181167 | 211710 |
| GPU | 256274 | 338652 |
| Memory | 125393 | 139731 |
| UX | 141818 | 162900 |
| Total score | 704227 | 848352 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 135.1 Mpixels/s | 177.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 30 images/s | 26.5 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 53.1 words/s | 67.7 words/s |
| Machine learning | 51.7 images/s | 59.9 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 26.5 images/s | 37.5 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.53 Mnodes/s | 3.96 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 875.8 Krows/s | 1060 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Score | - | 5107 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Asus Zenfone 8 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 888CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP10 | Adreno 660 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | 2 |
| Shading units | 160 | 512 |
| FLOPS | - | 1720 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 | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 |
| 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 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| 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 | - | X60 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 316 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 | December 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9815 | SM8350 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1080 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site |
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