Exynos 1680 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (Adreno 720). 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 1680
- Shows better (up to 35%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1390K vs 1027K
- Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
- Performs 23% better in floating-point computations
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2630 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510705 | 411404 |
| GPU | 374535 | 217586 |
| Memory | 204469 | 154808 |
| UX | 300346 | 244127 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 1027925 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [175 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 212.5 MB/sec | 155 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.8 pages/sec | 80.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 144.7 Mpixels/sec | 101.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 86.1 images/sec | 55.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.1 Mpixels/sec | 92.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18 images/sec | 11.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 39.6 images/sec | 21.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.87 Mpixels/sec | 3.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 26 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.3 images/sec | 6.81 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.4 images/sec | 3.22 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 31.6 Gpixels/sec | 15.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 958.9 FPS | 395.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 490 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 1596 |
| Graphics test | - | 9 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12784 |
| Video editing score | - | 7333 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 10354 |
| Photo editing score | - | 25101 |
| Writing score | - | 12578 |
| Phones tested | - | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 GPU | 6058 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1216 / 4433 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
| π 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 12 | 1533019 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-10 (Bali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1044174 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Raad) | AnTuTu 11 | 1022189 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge) | AnTuTu 11 | 1051017 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102591 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz β Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 2.63 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L3 cache | - | 3 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 550 | Adreno 720 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1228.8 Gigaflops | 998.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 19.6 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | 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 4.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2880 x 1800 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p 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 | Shannon 5348 | Snapdragon X63 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | November 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8865 | SM7550-AB |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1680 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
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