Exynos 1680 vs Exynos 1280
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 graphics) and Exynos 1280 (Mali-G68 MP4). 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
- Performs 5.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1390K vs 615K
- Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~34%)
- 21% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2400 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510705 | 256114 |
| GPU | 374535 | 71758 |
| Memory | 204469 | 95251 |
| UX | 300346 | 192302 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 615425 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [56 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 212.5 MB/sec | 102.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.8 pages/sec | 52.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 144.7 Mpixels/sec | 71.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 86.1 images/sec | 37 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.1 Mpixels/sec | 68.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18 images/sec | 6.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 39.6 images/sec | 16.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.87 Mpixels/sec | 3.15 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 37 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.3 images/sec | 3.25 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.4 images/sec | 1.62 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 31.6 Gpixels/sec | 7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 958.9 FPS | 408.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 2 tests | 18 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 226 |
| Stability | - | 95% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 628 |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9628 |
| Video editing score | - | 7350 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 8838 |
| Photo editing score | - | 22696 |
| Writing score | - | 13552 |
| Phones tested | - | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-28 (Fazar) | AnTuTu 12 | 1550733 |
| π 2026-10-24 (Haste) | AnTuTu 12 | 1622246 |
| π 2026-10-23 -> dimitar_05 | Geekbench 7 GPU | 2330 |
| π 2026-10-23 -> dimitar_05 | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1215 / 4373 |
| π 2026-10-21 -> dimitar_05 | AnTuTu 12 | 1531135 |
Samsung Exynos 1280
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-19 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 783535 |
| π 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 765124 |
| π 2026-10-09 (James) | AnTuTu 11 | 612157 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Smile) | AnTuTu 12 | 697936 |
| π 2026-09-21 (eimakill) | AnTuTu 12 | 709508 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Exynos 1280CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz β Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
2x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 550 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 897 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1228.8 Gigaflops | 229.6 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 | 4.3 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | 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 | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 108MP |
| 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 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Shannon 5348 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | Up to 2550 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | March 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8865 | S5E8825 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1680 official site | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Exynos 1680 |
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