Exynos 1680 vs Exynos 1480

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 graphics) and Exynos 1480 (Samsung Xclipse 530). 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 1680
  • Performs 85% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1390K vs 1021K
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2750 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1480
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1390055
1021736
CPU 510705 348485
GPU 374535 226076
Memory 204469 182794
UX 300346 264381
Total score 1390055 1021736
Samples [14 tests] [38 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1382
Multi-Core Score
4477
Asset compression 212.5 MB/sec 174.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 125.8 pages/sec 84.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 144.7 Mpixels/sec 127.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 86.1 images/sec 65.6 images/sec
HDR 141.1 Mpixels/sec 109.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 18 images/sec 12.5 images/sec
Photo processing 39.6 images/sec 31.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.87 Mpixels/sec 5.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 19 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
7924
Background blur 13.3 images/sec 7.73 images/sec
Face detection 6.4 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.33 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.46 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.42 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 31.6 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 958.9 FPS 426.8 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 2 tests 11 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 459
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 982
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11788
Video editing score - 7255
Data manipulation score - 10941
Photo editing score - 23283
Writing score - 17673
Phones tested - Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-28 (Fazar)AnTuTu 121550733
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Haste)AnTuTu 121622246
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 -> dimitar_05Geekbench 7 GPU2330
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 -> dimitar_05Geekbench 7 CPU1215 / 4373
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 -> dimitar_05AnTuTu 121531135
Samsung Exynos 1480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-26 (RJ)AnTuTu 121159493
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Centikak1)AnTuTu 121210731
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (F)AnTuTu 121135229
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (АртСм)AnTuTu 111080442
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu 111062044

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Exynos 1480

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2750 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 550 Samsung Xclipse 530
Architecture RDNA 3 RDNA 2
GPU frequency 1200 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 1228.8 Gigaflops 665.6 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 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 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
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 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 6.1 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced March 2026 March 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8865 S5E8845
Official page Samsung Exynos 1680 official site Samsung Exynos 1480 official site
Successor - - Samsung Exynos 1680

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