Exynos 1580 vs Helio G99

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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 1580
  • Performs 10.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1251K vs 554K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • 32% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
  • 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
Exynos 1580 +126%
1251512
554590
CPU 490457 218545
GPU 296896 43804
Memory 173263 156545
UX 290896 135696
Total score 1251512 554590
Samples [139 tests] [313 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1356
727
Multi-Core Score
3888
2047
Asset compression 187.2 MB/sec 96.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 98.5 pages/sec 52 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 138.9 Mpixels/sec 72.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 73.4 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
HDR 119.7 Mpixels/sec 63.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 15.9 images/sec 5.68 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.13 Mpixels/sec 2.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 82 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1580 +388%
6878
1410
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 2.02 images/sec
Face detection 6.57 images/sec 1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.7 Gpixels/sec 4.16 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 727.6 FPS 251.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 48 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 1580 +385%
655
135
Score 655 135
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 346
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12979
10608
Web score 12398 9196
Video editing score 7114 6615
Data manipulation score 10983 7349
Photo editing score 23206 25535
Writing score 16063 12807
Phones tested 3 models 37 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 86 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 37 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 91 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 66 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 48 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 55 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Cubot X70
1080 x 2408
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 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)Geekbench 6 CPU1348 / 3823
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)AnTuTu 111287132
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Ferran)AnTuTu 111269203
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Datssemble)Geekbench 6 CPU1349 / 3757
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Claus)AnTuTu 111264715
MediaTek Helio G99
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mr_R)AnTuTu 12656027
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (The Kavkaz)AnTuTu 12628007
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Arbuziki)AnTuTu 11541666
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 -> EfkannAnTuTu 11579904
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CALLMEELCHAPO)AnTuTu 12681248

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Helio G99

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 540 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture RDNA 3 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 1331.2 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 14.7 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K 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 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2024 May 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 MT6789
Official page Samsung Exynos 1580 official site MediaTek Helio G99 official site
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
    - The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.

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