Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 660
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (Adreno 512). 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 14 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 77%) AnTuTu 11 score β 615K vs 347K
- Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
- Performs 39% better in floating-point computations
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 256114 | 154446 |
| GPU | 71758 | 25654 |
| Memory | 95251 | 73588 |
| UX | 192302 | 94307 |
| Total score | 615425 | 347995 |
| Samples | [56 tests] | [3 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 102.4 MB/sec | 76.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 52.1 pages/sec | 43.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 71.3 Mpixels/sec | 49.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 37 images/sec | 10.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 68.7 Mpixels/sec | 40 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.2 images/sec | 1.67 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 16.9 images/sec | 8.15 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.15 Mpixels/sec | 1.84 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 37 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.25 images/sec | 0.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.62 images/sec | 0.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 7 Gpixels/sec | 0.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 408.3 FPS | 35.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 18 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 226 | - |
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 628 | - |
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9628 | 5521 |
| Video editing score | 7350 | 5256 |
| Data manipulation score | 8838 | 5354 |
| Photo editing score | 22696 | 10096 |
| Writing score | 13552 | 6394 |
| Phones tested | 3 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1280
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-19 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 783535 |
| π 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 765124 |
| π 2026-10-09 (James) | AnTuTu 11 | 612157 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Smile) | AnTuTu 12 | 697936 |
| π 2026-09-21 (eimakill) | AnTuTu 12 | 709508 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Mihnea) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 359 / 1318 |
| π 2026-02-26 (4x4) | AnTuTu 11 | 341240 |
| π 2026-01-25 (Seeker) | AnTuTu 11 | 347995 |
| π 2026-01-07 (udachnik) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔn CΓ΄ng) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 357 / 1312 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 660CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 1.75 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 512 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 897 MHz | 647 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 1 |
| Shading units | 32 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 229.6 Gigaflops | 165.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 680 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 4.3 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 14.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 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 |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X12 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | May 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8825 | SDM660 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
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