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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
53.7Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.3Inno Score
44.8CPU37.5
42.1GPU—
68.4Benchmarks60.1
—AIspec-based48.8
71.4Efficiencyspec-based73.8
10 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 32 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 scores 53.7 against 52.3 for Samsung Exynos 1580. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 45 vs 38
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 68 vs 60
  • 163% higher Max bandwidth: 67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 81% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 310,205 vs 171,100
  • 63% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 478,204 vs 292,734

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20242025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A5201x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3 GHz+3%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUAdreno 735Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—14.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8400LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth67.2 GB/s+163%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
ModemSnapdragon X70 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.45.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu 111,709,606+39%Top 32%1,227,862Top 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)518,231+11%Top 34%466,860Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)478,204+63%Top 34%292,734Top 43%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)310,205+81%Top 26%171,100Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)402,966+36%Top 35%297,168Top 47%
AnTuTu 121,881,742+31%Top 28%1,437,689Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,930+41%Top 19%1,368Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,879+24%Top 22%3,921Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,907Top 20%—

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