Exynos 1580 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 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

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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~91%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 1580
  • Performs 57% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1757K vs 1251K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2900 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1251512
1757044
CPU 490457 553922
GPU 296896 434880
Memory 173263 311861
UX 290896 456381
Total score 1251512 1757044
Samples [139 tests] [238 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 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 98.5 pages/sec 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 138.9 Mpixels/sec 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 73.4 images/sec 133 images/sec
HDR 119.7 Mpixels/sec 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 15.9 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.13 Mpixels/sec 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 6.57 images/sec 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.7 Gpixels/sec 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 727.6 FPS 2177.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 655 1092
Stability 98% 67%
Graphics test 5 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 - 3667
Stability - 45%
Graphics test - 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12979
15557
Web score 12398 13957
Video editing score 7114 7265
Data manipulation score 10983 14272
Photo editing score 23206 32179
Writing score 16063 17828
Phones tested 3 models 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-31 -> Baogia_VNAnTuTu 121535711
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-27 (S4iki)AnTuTu 121417190
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-26 (dzai)AnTuTu 121438619
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (Szl7i)AnTuTu 121441920
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 (Patz)AnTuTu 121446651
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-31 -> ThekinggoatAnTuTu 121928646
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-30 (Brandon)AnTuTu 121966306
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-30 (Bank)AnTuTu 122114961
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-30 (Brandon Jamal)AnTuTu 121966306
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-29 (Nicolas)AnTuTu 121873594

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 8.5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 540 Adreno 740
Architecture RDNA 3 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 256 1536
FLOPS 1331.2 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

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

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 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 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2024 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8855 SM8550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 1580 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1680 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
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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