Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (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
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 (~24%)
- Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2750 vs 2500 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 348485 | 405718 |
| GPU | 226076 | 179932 |
| Memory | 182794 | 193010 |
| UX | 264381 | 263239 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 1041899 |
| Samples | [38 tests] | [140 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 174.3 MB/sec | 157.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 84.2 pages/sec | 83.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 127.9 Mpixels/sec | 116.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 65.6 images/sec | 59.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 109.3 Mpixels/sec | 96.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.5 images/sec | 11.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 31.3 images/sec | 26.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.04 Mpixels/sec | 4.29 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 19 tests | 14 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.73 images/sec | 8.39 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.62 images/sec | 4.05 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 16.2 Gpixels/sec | 17.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 426.8 FPS | 628.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 11 tests | 12 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 459 | 379 |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 982 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | 13557 |
| Video editing score | 7255 | 7169 |
| Data manipulation score | 10941 | 11111 |
| Photo editing score | 23283 | 21690 |
| Writing score | 17673 | 16942 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 8 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1480
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-17 (ΠΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ) | AnTuTu | 1080442 |
| 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 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Floyd) | AnTuTu | 1054677 |
| π 2026-09-14 (nandoAp) | AnTuTu | 1091436 |
| π 2026-08-31 (SilentSPHINX) | AnTuTu | 936025 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Δat) | AnTuTu | 959029 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Chicha | #LYT-600) | AnTuTu | 1059547 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 3CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.5 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Adreno 810 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 665.6 Gigaflops | 537.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12.1 |
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 | 1920 x 1200 |
| 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
| 4G support | 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 | August 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8845 | SM7635 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1480 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
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