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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Samsung Exynos 1480

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1480
43.5Inno Score
100CPU33.7
—GPU28.2
—Benchmarks54.8
100Efficiencyspec-based73.8
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1480

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 34
  • 82% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1480

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
Announced20262024
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+82%2.75 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
GPUAdreno GPUSamsung Xclipse 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.3

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1480
AnTuTu—997,950Top 59%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—353,082Top 64%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—224,206Top 53%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,521Top 67%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—258,141Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,150Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,400Top 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,200Top 74%

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