Exynos 1380 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). 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 (~40%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Performs 6.9x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1757K vs 767K
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 1380
  • 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 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
1757044
CPU 320484 553922
GPU 91141 434880
Memory 113558 311861
UX 242528 456381
Total score 767711 1757044
Samples [113 tests] [238 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 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 133 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 2177.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 279 1092
Stability 98% 67%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 5312
Stability - 67%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 808 3667
Stability 99% 45%
Graphics test 4 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
15557
Web score 10597 13957
Video editing score 7345 7265
Data manipulation score 10909 14272
Photo editing score 25069 32179
Writing score 16185 17828
Phones tested 8 models 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 90 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 118 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 120 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu775543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 -> akash12ytAnTuTu714654
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 -> Jm2retAnTuTu781013
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 -> Jm2retAnTuTu781013
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (TechAdv)AnTuTu653516
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Anekochan)AnTuTu1824088
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22AnTuTu1708074
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Rafa)AnTuTu1708074
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu1830711
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu1793929

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 8.5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 700
GPU frequency 949 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 5 3
Shading units 32 512
Total shaders 160 1536
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
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 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 67.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X70
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 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8835 SM8550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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