Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (Adreno 810). 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 1480
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2750 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1021K vs 975K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
  • 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
1021736
CPU 348485 366806
GPU 226076 163024
Memory 182794 196787
UX 264381 248637
Total score 1021736 975254
Samples [38 tests] [97 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 174.3 MB/sec 148.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.2 pages/sec 85 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 127.9 Mpixels/sec 108.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.6 images/sec 58.8 images/sec
HDR 109.3 Mpixels/sec 91.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.5 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Photo processing 31.3 images/sec 27.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.04 Mpixels/sec 4.14 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 17 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.73 images/sec 7.28 images/sec
Face detection 3.62 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec 14.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 426.8 FPS 543.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 11 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 459 352
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 982 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13134
Web score 11788 10662
Video editing score 7255 6264
Data manipulation score 10941 9333
Photo editing score 23283 19358
Writing score 17673 13830
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (АртСм)AnTuTu1080442
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu1062044
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu965699
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Brice)GeekBench CPU1115 / 3126
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu1057022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Jeo)AnTuTu998878

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 530 Adreno 810
Architecture RDNA 2 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 588.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Qualcomm X62 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 February 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8845 SM6650
Official page Samsung Exynos 1480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 -

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