Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
  • Performs 45% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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
1041898
CPU 348485 416505
GPU 226076 187783
Memory 182794 160701
UX 264381 276909
Total score 1021736 1041898
Samples [38 tests] [35 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 164 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.2 pages/sec 87.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 127.9 Mpixels/sec 115.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.6 images/sec 62.8 images/sec
HDR 109.3 Mpixels/sec 97.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.5 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 31.3 images/sec 26.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.04 Mpixels/sec 4.46 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.73 images/sec 9.07 images/sec
Face detection 3.62 images/sec 4.32 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.33 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec 18.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 426.8 FPS 687.8 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 11 tests 13 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 459 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 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
Web score 11788 14468
Video editing score 7255 7782
Data manipulation score 10941 11271
Photo editing score 23283 22069
Writing score 17673 17239
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“˜ 2026-09-17 (АртСм)AnTuTu 111080442
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu 111062044
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 121049826
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Solaris.)AnTuTu 121049149
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Techdude98)AnTuTu 121026089
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 11967362
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725AnTuTu 11941538

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.7 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 2700 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 895 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 458.2 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 2900 x 1300
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 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 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 August 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8845 SM7635-AC
Official page Samsung Exynos 1480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 -

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