Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (Adreno 644). 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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.9x)
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1021K vs 859K
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2750 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • 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 108282
GPU 226076 342590
Memory 182794 171953
UX 264381 236691
Total score 1021736 859516
Samples [38 tests] [27 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 141.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.2 pages/sec 72.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 127.9 Mpixels/sec 107.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.6 images/sec 58.6 images/sec
HDR 109.3 Mpixels/sec 83.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.5 images/sec 11.6 images/sec
Photo processing 31.3 images/sec 25.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.04 Mpixels/sec 3.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 19 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.73 images/sec 3.74 images/sec
Face detection 3.62 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec 7.05 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 426.8 FPS 453.8 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 11 tests 8 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 459 273
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 982 857
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13134
Web score 11788 10439
Video editing score 7255 7300
Data manipulation score 10941 9185
Photo editing score 23283 27068
Writing score 17673 11979
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-26 (RJ)AnTuTu 121159493
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Centikak1)AnTuTu 121210731
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (F)AnTuTu 121135229
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (АртСм)AnTuTu 111080442
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu 111062044
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-26 -> sohailkhanAnTuTu 12909748
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 -> sohailkhanAnTuTu 12859139
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (АлСша)AnTuTu 12727693
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-09 (Ka4sen)AnTuTu 12954645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> sohailkhanAnTuTu 12752544

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 530 Adreno 644
Architecture RDNA 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 443 MHz
Pipelines 1 3
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 128 768
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 680.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
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 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2560 x 1600
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 - Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8845 SM7450-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 1480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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