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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
52.5Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.3Inno Score
43.4CPU37.5
43.7GPU—
64.8Benchmarks60.1
—AIspec-based48.8
69Efficiencyspec-based73.8
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 12 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 scores 52.5 against 52.3 for Samsung Exynos 1580. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 edges ahead in CPU and benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 38
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 65 vs 60
  • 100% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 27% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,735 vs 1,368
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,493 vs 3,921

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 25% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 8 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20222025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)8 W6 W+25%
ArchitectureArmv9Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.2 GHz+10%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUAdreno 730Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU clock900 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—14.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+100%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
ModemSnapdragon X65 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download10 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.35.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Top 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 43%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Top 47%
AnTuTu 121,638,399+14%Top 35%1,437,689Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,735+27%Top 21%1,368Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,493+15%Top 27%3,921Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,774Top 22%—

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