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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
100CPU37.3
—Benchmarks60.1
—AIspec-based48.8
100Efficiencyspec-based73.8
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

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 37
  • 72% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPUArmv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock5 GHz+72%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUAdreno GPUSamsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Top 53%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Top 59%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Top 53%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,350Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,900Top 35%

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