Exynos 1480 vs Tensor G3
We compared the 8-core Samsung Exynos 1480 (Samsung Xclipse 530) with the older 9-core Google Tensor G3 (Mali-G715 MP7) SoC. 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 1480
- Higher GPU frequency (~46%)
Pros of Google Tensor G3
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1409K vs 1021K
- Has 1 more cores
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (2910 vs 2750 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 348485 | 482403 |
| GPU | 226076 | 384611 |
| Memory | 182794 | 218603 |
| UX | 264381 | 323399 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 1409016 |
| Samples | [38 tests] | [33 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 174.3 MB/sec | 197.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 84.2 pages/sec | 134.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 127.9 Mpixels/sec | 148.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 65.6 images/sec | 82.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 109.3 Mpixels/sec | 142.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.5 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 31.3 images/sec | 48.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.04 Mpixels/sec | 5.34 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 19 tests | 11 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.73 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.62 images/sec | 6.85 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.35 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 16.2 Gpixels/sec | 11.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 426.8 FPS | 1088 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 11 tests | 9 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 459 | 982 |
| Stability | 98% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 982 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | - |
| Video editing score | 7255 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10941 | - |
| Photo editing score | 23283 | - |
| Writing score | 17673 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1480
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu | 1062044 |
| π 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu | 965699 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Brice) | GeekBench CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| π 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu | 1057022 |
| π 2026-06-30 (X24ROMIRP) | AnTuTu | 976232 |
Google Tensor G3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| π 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu | 1338293 |
| π 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu | 1356451 |
| π 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu | 1367231 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Tensor G3CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X3 4x 2.37 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 890 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 7 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 665.6 Gigaflops | 1594.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Exynos 5300i |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | October 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8845 | GS301 (S5P9865) |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1480 official site | Google Tensor G3 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - Google Tensor G5 |
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