Exynos 1330 vs Snapdragon 680

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1330 (with Mali-G68 MP2 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (Adreno 610). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1330
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 11 score – 607K vs 424K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~17%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
607489
CPU 274218 185604
GPU 42656 26544
Memory 107262 114814
UX 183353 97254
Total score 607489 424216
Samples [25 tests] [82 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1330 +133%
960
Multi-Core Score
1826
Asset compression 107 MB/sec 85.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.9 pages/sec 43.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 65.3 Mpixels/sec 59.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 41 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
HDR 57.2 Mpixels/sec 49.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.33 images/sec 2.98 images/sec
Photo processing 10.6 images/sec 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.43 Mpixels/sec 2.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 10 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1330 +270%
1286
Background blur 1.94 images/sec 0.32 images/sec
Face detection 0.95 images/sec 0.16 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.73 Gpixels/sec 1.48 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 221.7 FPS 26.6 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 3 tests 20 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 139 -
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 1330 +112%
364
Score 364 172
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11711
Web score 10836 7531
Video editing score 6753 4072
Data manipulation score 9036 6097
Photo editing score 20957 14785
Writing score 16436 8535
Phones tested 3 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 59 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite - 23 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 65 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 62 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 26 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 54 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1330
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Đỗ Đông Điền)AnTuTu632633
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Điền)AnTuTu516874
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)GeekBench GPU1286
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)GeekBench CPU960 / 1826
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (NonameD)AnTuTu652673
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu521704
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (That one guy)AnTuTu441460
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (A05stech)AnTuTu448569
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)GeekBench GPU348

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1330 and Snapdragon 680

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP2 Adreno 610
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU frequency 949 MHz 1114 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 64 128
FLOPS 121.5 Gigaflops 285.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X11
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2550 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 October 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number S5E8535 SM6225
Official page Samsung Exynos 1330 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site

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