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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
60.7Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
51.5CPU38.7
53.1GPU40.8
76.1Benchmarks62.7
—AIspec-based56.5
71.4Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 43 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 60.7 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+13) and CPU (+13). 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 8s Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 52 vs 39
  • Stronger GPU score: 53 vs 41
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 63
  • 112% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,700 vs 1,742
  • 55% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,850 vs 4,411

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • 21% higher Max download: 5.1 Gbps vs 4.2 Gbps

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20252026
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.21 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.02 GHz Cortex-A5201x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.21 GHz+11%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUAdreno 825Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock1,100 MHz1,200 MHz+9%

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download4.2 Gbps5.1 Gbps+21%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,324,829Top 23%1,363,464
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)675,620Top 23%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)797,455Top 23%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)332,748Top 31%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)519,006Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,050+49%Top 19%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,850+55%Top 15%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,700+112%Top 28%1,742Top 62%

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