Exynos 1380 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). 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 1380
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 5.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 69%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 767K
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 1380
  • 25% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
1294871
CPU 320484 490530
GPU 91141 202615
Memory 113558 221583
UX 242528 380143
Total score 767711 1294871
Samples [113 tests] [90 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 151.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 104.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 119.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 54 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 9.81 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 1079.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 30 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 279 729
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 808 2255
Stability 99% 63%
Graphics test 4 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10597 13237
Video editing score 7345 7311
Data manipulation score 10909 10976
Photo editing score 25069 27827
Writing score 16185 15631
Phones tested 8 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
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 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 12872443
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu 11775543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Cisfan)AnTuTu 121342308
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5.3 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 730
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 700
GPU frequency 949 MHz 818 MHz
Pipelines 5 2
Shading units 32 512
Total shaders 160 1024
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 1675.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 - Snapdragon X65
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 December 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8835 SM8450
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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