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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
41.7CPU38.7
40.6GPU40.8
58.4Benchmarks62.7
—AIspec-based56.5
64.1Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 14 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 scores 48.9 against 50.2 for Samsung Exynos 1680. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Samsung Exynos 1680 edges ahead in benchmarks and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 39
  • 96% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 5.1 Gbps
  • 44% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,500 vs 1,742
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,720 vs 1,376

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 58
  • 47% higher GPU clock: 1,200 MHz vs 818 MHz
  • 19% higher AnTuTu: 1,363,464 vs 1,150,000

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20212026
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv9Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3 GHz+3%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUAdreno 730Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock818 MHz1,200 MHz+47%

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
ModemSnapdragon X65 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download10 Gbps+96%5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.26.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu1,150,0001,363,464+19%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,720+25%Top 27%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,300Top 31%4,411+3%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,500+44%Top 48%1,742Top 62%

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