Exynos 1580 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 1580
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • 26% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1251K vs 975K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
  • 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
1251512
CPU 490457 366806
GPU 296896 163024
Memory 173263 196787
UX 290896 248637
Total score 1251512 975254
Samples [139 tests] [97 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 187.2 MB/sec 148.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 98.5 pages/sec 85 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 138.9 Mpixels/sec 108.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 73.4 images/sec 58.8 images/sec
HDR 119.7 Mpixels/sec 91.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 15.9 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 27.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.13 Mpixels/sec 4.14 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 17 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 7.28 images/sec
Face detection 6.57 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.7 Gpixels/sec 14.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 727.6 FPS 543.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 655 352
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12979
Web score 12398 10662
Video editing score 7114 6264
Data manipulation score 10983 9333
Photo editing score 23206 19358
Writing score 16063 13830
Phones tested 3 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)CPU Throttle82%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 GPU5755
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 CPU1191 / 3814
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)AnTuTu 121017323
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> CR7AnTuTu 121030440
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (KIR4K)AnTuTu 12941587
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 540 Adreno 810
Architecture RDNA 3 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 1331.2 Gigaflops 588.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

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

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 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
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 - Qualcomm 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 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2024 February 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 SM6650
Official page Samsung Exynos 1580 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site

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