Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). 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 (~91%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 1480
- Shows significantly better (up to 72%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1757K vs 1021K
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2750 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 348485 | 553922 |
| GPU | 226076 | 434880 |
| Memory | 182794 | 311861 |
| UX | 264381 | 456381 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 1757044 |
| Samples | [38 tests] | [238 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 174.3 MB/sec | 218.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 84.2 pages/sec | 145.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 127.9 Mpixels/sec | 168.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 65.6 images/sec | 133 images/sec |
| HDR | 109.3 Mpixels/sec | 167.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.5 images/sec | 18.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 31.3 images/sec | 34.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.04 Mpixels/sec | 5.78 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 19 tests | 132 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.73 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.62 images/sec | 5.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.53 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 16.2 Gpixels/sec | 32.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 426.8 FPS | 2177.4 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 11 tests | 66 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 459 | 1092 |
| Stability | 98% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 8 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 5312 |
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 982 | 3667 |
| Stability | 98% | 45% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 21 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | 13957 |
| Video editing score | 7255 | 7265 |
| Data manipulation score | 10941 | 14272 |
| Photo editing score | 23283 | 32179 |
| Writing score | 17673 | 17828 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 9 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1480
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-24 (Centikak1) | AnTuTu 12 | 1210731 |
| π 2026-10-20 (F) | AnTuTu 12 | 1135229 |
| π 2026-09-17 (ΠΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1080442 |
| π 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu 11 | 1062044 |
| π 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu 11 | 965699 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-25 (Wermmtech) | AnTuTu 12 | 1948955 |
| π 2026-10-24 (flyyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1781411 |
| π 2026-10-23 (Gordon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1996112 |
| π 2026-10-22 (Gordon) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9395 |
| π 2026-10-22 (Gordon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2126 / 5877 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 16 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 8.5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 665.6 Gigaflops | 2089 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 67.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| 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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X70 |
| 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 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | November 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8845 | SM8550-AB |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1480 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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