Exynos 1480 vs Snapdragon 855
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1480 (with Samsung Xclipse 530 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (Adreno 640). 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 (~2.2x)
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1021K vs 824K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 35% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 25.6 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 348485 | 314517 |
| GPU | 226076 | 125449 |
| Memory | 182794 | 150134 |
| UX | 264381 | 234413 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 824513 |
| Samples | [38 tests] | [39 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 174.3 MB/sec | 126.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 84.2 pages/sec | 74.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 127.9 Mpixels/sec | 88 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 65.6 images/sec | 57.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 109.3 Mpixels/sec | 89.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.5 images/sec | 9.07 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 31.3 images/sec | 20.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.04 Mpixels/sec | 4.06 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 19 tests | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.73 images/sec | 4.31 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.62 images/sec | 1.84 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 16.2 Gpixels/sec | 8.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 426.8 FPS | 444 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 11 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 459 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 982 | 876 |
| Stability | 98% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | 8813 |
| Video editing score | 7255 | 5956 |
| Data manipulation score | 10941 | 8239 |
| Photo editing score | 23283 | 22485 |
| Writing score | 17673 | 13084 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 8 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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 2026-10-26 (RJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1159493 |
| 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 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273) | AnTuTu 11 | 855696 |
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1480 and Snapdragon 855CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Adreno 640 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 585 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 665.6 Gigaflops | 898.5 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 690 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 34.13 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 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 | - | X24 LTE, X50 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 1240 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | December 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8845 | SM8150 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1480 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1680 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
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