Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 778G Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus (Adreno 642). 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
- Higher GPU frequency (~48%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
- Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score β 820K vs 615K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 256114 | 326258 |
| GPU | 71758 | 98347 |
| Memory | 95251 | 163894 |
| UX | 192302 | 231711 |
| Total score | 615425 | 820210 |
| Samples | [56 tests] | [16 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 102.4 MB/sec | 159.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 52.1 pages/sec | 77 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 71.3 Mpixels/sec | 118.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 37 images/sec | 59 images/sec |
| HDR | 68.7 Mpixels/sec | 94.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.2 images/sec | 11.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 16.9 images/sec | 27.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.15 Mpixels/sec | 4.46 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 37 tests | 11 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.25 images/sec | 5.54 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.62 images/sec | 2.85 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 7 Gpixels/sec | 3.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 408.3 FPS | 267.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 18 tests | 9 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 226 | - |
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 628 | 735 |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 4 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9628 | 10381 |
| Video editing score | 7350 | 7005 |
| Data manipulation score | 8838 | 9312 |
| Photo editing score | 22696 | 23875 |
| Writing score | 13552 | 13809 |
| Phones tested | 3 models | - |
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 778G Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | Geekbench 7 CPU | 910 / 3032 |
| π 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | AnTuTu 12 | 871937 |
| π 2026-08-30 (Fizzo) | AnTuTu 11 | 806003 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Serj) | AnTuTu 11 | 759037 |
| π 2026-05-10 (Aroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 854357 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 778G PlusCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.5 GHz β Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 642 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 897 MHz | 608 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | 32 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 229.6 Gigaflops | 622.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 770 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 4.3 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 1x 192MP |
| 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 - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X53 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | October 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8825 | SM7325-AE |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G |
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