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Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Exynos 1480
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Exynos 1480
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). 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. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (3)

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 (~59%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 2.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 1480
  • Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 1021K
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2750 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1480
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1480
1021736
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +27%
1294871
CPU 348485 490530
GPU 226076 202615
Memory 182794 221583
UX 264381 380143
Total score 1021736 1294871
Samples [38 tests] [90 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

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 151.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 84.2 pages/sec 104.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 127.9 Mpixels/sec 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.6 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
HDR 109.3 Mpixels/sec 119.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.5 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 31.3 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.04 Mpixels/sec 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 54 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.73 images/sec 9.81 images/sec
Face detection 3.62 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 16.2 Gpixels/sec 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 426.8 FPS 1079.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 11 tests 30 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 459 729
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 982 2255
Stability 98% 63%
Graphics test 5 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11788 13237
Video editing score 7255 7311
Data manipulation score 10941 10976
Photo editing score 23283 27827
Writing score 17673 15631
Phones tested Less than 3 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (F)AnTuTu 121135229
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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)Geekbench 6 GPU5731
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)Geekbench 6 CPU1640 / 4097
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (qwerty5313)AnTuTu 121452589
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (TSN_Hasan)CPU Throttle70%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-17 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 GPU3623
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5.3 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 530 Adreno 730
Architecture RDNA 2 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 818 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 128 1024
FLOPS 665.6 Gigaflops 1675.3 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 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 X65
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 3670 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 December 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8845 SM8450
Official page Samsung Exynos 1480 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Comments

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Sin nombre March 24, 2024 at 03:38 PM
It doesn't matter how much performance the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has, at its launch the 4nm node of Samsung was not refined and suffered from overheating issues (which reduced performance) as well as very poor watts efficiency. Despite being inferior on paper, the Exynos 1480’s 4nm node is now well-refined and should not suffer from the issues I mentioned earlier.
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Mrsch June 20, 2024 at 07:58 AM
True. S8G1 only excels in terms of GPU and maybe some AI features. If you're not playing games (or playing Crossy Road and such), the 1480 will serve you better.
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Sin nombre 2 July 30, 2024 at 03:43 PM
As a 8 gen 1 user, with an edge plus 2022, you're right, if you're not into playing games and doing heavy stuff with ur phone, this SoC and the Exynos 2200 are rnot the best options due to the problems with samsung's first generation of 4nm litographic process (4LPE as far as i remember) causing really bad battery life and overheating, or extreme throttling of the performance in the case of the samsung devices, due to this company more conservative governor that is focused towards battery life. For basic use, the dimensity 8100, 8200 ultra or this SoC would be better options.
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