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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 1080

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1080
—Inno Score
41.7CPU41.3
40.6GPU29
58.4Benchmarks52
—AIspec-based23.5
64.1Efficiencyspec-based52
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 10 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1080

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 1080 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 Gen 1

  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 29
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 52
  • 96% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 5.1 Gbps
  • 91% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,500 vs 1,306
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1080

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
Announced20212020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3 GHz+7%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
GPUAdreno 730Arm Mali-G78 MP10
GPU clock818 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
NPUHexagon NPUDual-core NPU + DSP
AI performance—6 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X / LPDDR5
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
ModemSnapdragon X65 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6 + mmWave)
Max download10 Gbps+96%5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzWQHD+ @ 90Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1080
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,150,000892,198Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—320,127Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—137,206Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—170,859Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—264,006Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,720Top 21%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,300Top 29%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,500+91%Top 31%1,306Top 50%

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