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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
54.2CPU38.7
57.9GPU40.8
76Benchmarks62.7
—AIspec-based56.5
66.5Efficiencyspec-based68
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 32 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.1 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+17) and CPU (+16). Samsung Exynos 1680 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 39
  • Stronger GPU score: 58 vs 41
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 63
  • 176% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,800 vs 1,742
  • 96% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 5.1 Gbps

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • 33% higher GPU clock: 1,200 MHz vs 903 MHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20232026
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)9 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
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 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.3 GHz+14%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUAdreno 750Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock903 MHz1,200 MHz+33%

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download10 Gbps+96%5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.46.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,312,709Top 25%1,363,464
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)643,922Top 25%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)790,016Top 25%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)341,129Top 25%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)537,642Top 20%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,250+64%Top 15%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,100+61%Top 15%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,800+176%Top 14%1,742Top 62%

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