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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
73.8Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
67.9CPU38.7
—GPU40.8
80.1Benchmarks62.7
—AIspec-based56.5
77.2Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 51 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+29) and benchmarks (+17). 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 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 39
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 63
  • 118% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,000 vs 1,376
  • 109% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,200 vs 4,411
  • 31% higher Max clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20252026
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)9 W—
ArchitectureArmv9 (Oryon)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Cores88
Core configuration2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.8 GHz+31%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUQualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUQualcomm HexagonSamsung NPU
AI performance—20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Max bandwidth77 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
ModemSnapdragon X80 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Max displayWQHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,724,754Top 20%1,363,464
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)866,588Top 12%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)853,716Top 20%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)368,524Top 12%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)635,926Top 12%—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,000+118%Top 8%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,200+109%Top 6%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,742Top 62%

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