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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
VS
S
52.2Inno Score
54.2CPU37.3
57.9GPU—
76Benchmarks60.1
—AI48.8
66.5Efficiency73.8
9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 32 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.1 to 52.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+17) and benchmarks (+16). Samsung Exynos 1580 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 37
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 60
  • 200% higher Max bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 170% higher AnTuTu 10 (GPU): 790,016 vs 292,734
  • 99% higher AnTuTu 10 (Memory): 341,129 vs 171,100

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 67
  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20232025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)9 W6 W+33%
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A5201x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.3 GHz+14%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUAdreno 750Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU clock903 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s+200%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download10 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.45.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu 102,312,709+88%Top 7%1,227,862Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,250+67%Top 14%1,350Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,100+82%Top 13%3,900Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,800Top 11%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)643,922+38%Top 20%466,860Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)790,016+170%Top 20%292,734Top 46%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)341,129+99%Top 20%171,100Top 55%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)537,642+81%Top 18%297,168Top 49%

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