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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Q
73.8Inno Score
VS
S
52.2Inno Score
67.9CPU37.3
80.1Benchmarks60.1
—AI48.8
77.2Efficiency73.8
10 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 51 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 52.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+31) and benchmarks (+20). 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 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 37
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 60
  • Stronger efficiency score: 77 vs 74
  • 201% higher Max bandwidth: 77 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 192% higher AnTuTu 10 (GPU): 853,716 vs 292,734

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20252025
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)9 W6 W+33%
ArchitectureArmv9 (Oryon)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.8 GHz+31%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUQualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUQualcomm HexagonSamsung NPU
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth77 GB/s+201%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
ModemSnapdragon X80 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
Max displayWQHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu 102,724,754+122%Top 4%1,227,862Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,000+122%Top 8%1,350Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,200+136%Top 5%3,900Top 31%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)866,588+86%Top 9%466,860Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)853,716+192%Top 15%292,734Top 46%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)368,524+115%Top 9%171,100Top 55%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)635,926+114%Top 12%297,168Top 49%

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