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Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Exynos 1480
VS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Exynos 1480
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (Adreno 720). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (9)

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
  • Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2750 vs 2630 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Performs 50% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1480
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1480
1021736
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 +1%
1027925
CPU 348485 411404
GPU 226076 217586
Memory 182794 154808
UX 264381 244127
Total score 1021736 1027925
Samples [38 tests] [175 tests]
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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 155 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.2 pages/sec 80.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 127.9 Mpixels/sec 101.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.6 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
HDR 109.3 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.5 images/sec 11.4 images/sec
Photo processing 31.3 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.04 Mpixels/sec 3.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.73 images/sec 6.81 images/sec
Face detection 3.62 images/sec 3.22 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec 15.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 426.8 FPS 395.6 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 11 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 459 490
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 982 1596
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11788 12784
Video editing score 7255 7333
Data manipulation score 10941 10354
Photo editing score 23283 25101
Writing score 17673 12578
Phones tested Less than 3 2 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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Bali)AnTuTu1044174
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Raad)AnTuTu1022189
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge)AnTuTu1051017
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg)AnTuTu1102591
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 2630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 530 Adreno 720
Architecture RDNA 2 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 975 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 128 512
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 998.4 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 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 2880 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p 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 X63
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3500 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 November 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8845 SM7550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 1480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

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Comments

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Hahyy March 18, 2025 at 06:24 PM
Samsung needs to work hard in semiconductor
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Ingraphic June 28, 2024 at 01:01 AM
Next year will be the turn to have improved GPU performance, Samsung is finally starting to release good processors.
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passby May 11, 2024 at 08:05 PM
Saw a comparison between A55 vs. Nothing Phones 2A vs. Poco X6 Pro (most powerful mid-range Android phone around) vs. Moto Edge 50 Pro (Snapdragon 7 Gen 3). Funny thing that A55 beats all these phones when it comes to opening apps and overall smoother experience.
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Vladan September 23, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Motorola Edge 50 Pro has pure android and is much faster than A55, everything flies on it. So I don't agree with you.
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Alphonsokurukuchu April 10, 2024 at 05:38 AM
The 7th Gen 3 seems better with TSMC, newer cores (A715 and all), and a superior ARM instruction set. Although the Exynos 1480 has an AMD GPU, they use Angle for OpenGL which is disappointing, considering most Android applications primarily use OpenGL. Their Vulkan driver is robust, but the 1480 should be avoided for emulators due to its sluggish performance.
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Sohan March 25, 2024 at 05:22 AM
I believe the GPU score will exceed 44. I am expecting a minimum of 60 because it has an AMD graphics card. Therefore, I suggest you test the processor thoroughly.
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... March 31, 2024 at 07:48 AM
I believe the games aren't properly optimized for it yet since it's a new release. However, in my opinion, it should reach a minimum gaming score of 61 within the next month or so. Additionally, why is the battery life so low? Consider the A55, which has a superior battery life. The Exynos processor should receive a score of 88. Also, why is the score for 7 gen 3 so high? I would personally assign it an 88 as well.
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Huh June 7, 2024 at 09:11 PM
..., Yes the A55 had 13h 27min of battery on GSMArena tests while other midrange phones didn't even reach 11h like Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus and Poco F6, this year the efficiency of Exynos chip are highly improved
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I know it is 2 years after June 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Huh, But i still do have Redmi Note 13 Pro, and its battery is excellent. Two days for normal usage (some calls, messages, social networks, some youtube). Currently with some update they degraded battery to some extent (i knew that gonna happen at some point) so now it remains around 40% before second day ends. Still good though, and its system still works smooth.
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