Samsung Exynos 1480 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 1480 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Samsung Exynos 1480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Samsung Exynos 1480 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Samsung Exynos 1480 8 core processor released in Q2/2024 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Samsung Exynos 14xx (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (2)
8 Generation 2
Cortex-A78/-A55 Architecture Cortex-X3 / -A715 / -A510
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 1480 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.75 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy clocks with 3.36 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Samsung Exynos 1480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.75 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 3.36 GHz
1x Cortex-X3
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 2.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A715/A710
-- C-Core 2.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A510

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung Exynos 1480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Samsung AI engine AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
AI Engine with 6K MAC NPU AI specifications Hexagon 780 @ 26 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Samsung Xclipse 530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 740
1.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
4 nm Technology 4 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Samsung Xclipse 530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 740
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Samsung Exynos 1480, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 67.0 GB/s enabled.

Samsung Exynos 1480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
LPDDR4X, LPDDR5 Memory LPDDR5X-8400
Max. Memory 24 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 67.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Samsung Exynos 1480 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Samsung Exynos 1480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 1480 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Samsung Exynos 1480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
4 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android, Windows ARM Operating systems Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1480 (59%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 1480 (67%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
893 (57%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1573 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
3358 (67%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5017 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
1161 (60%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1924 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
3472 (67%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5163 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
Samsung Xclipse 530 @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz
1840 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
742548 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1238550 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Samsung Exynos 1480 Samsung Exynos 1480
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
26 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 1480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
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