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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 1080

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1080
—Inno Score
31.4CPU41.3
27.3GPU29
49.1Benchmarks52
—AIspec-based23.5
32.1Efficiencyspec-based52
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8607 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1080

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 1080 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1080

  • Stronger CPU score: 41 vs 31
  • 57% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,306 vs 830
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 19% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 264,006 vs 221,452
  • 15% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 137,206 vs 118,830

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
Announced20212020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.96 GHz+6%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Arm Mali-G78 MP10
GPU clock700 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690Dual-core NPU + DSP
AI performance—6 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X / LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
ModemSnapdragon X15 LTEIntegrated 5G (sub-6 + mmWave)
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.15.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
Max display4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144HzWQHD+ @ 90Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Samsung Exynos 1080
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 1080
AnTuTu 11795,334Bottom 31%892,198+12%Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)294,736Bottom 31%320,127+9%Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)118,830Bottom 27%137,206+15%Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)160,316Bottom 35%170,859+7%Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)221,452Bottom 31%264,006+19%Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)870Bottom 36%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,900Top 49%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme830Bottom 34%1,306+57%Top 50%

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