Samsung Exynos 1080 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Exynos 1080 versus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs, brought to you by Samsung and Qualcomm respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators

CPU Performance

Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Gaming Performance

Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Battery life

Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Tech Insist Score

Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Exynos 1080

Exynos 1080 has -27.27% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (800 vs 1100 MHz).

Pros of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 7.14 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1080 ( 3000 vs 2800 MHz).
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 52.73 % higher memory frequency than Exynos 1080 ( 4200 vs 2750 MHz).
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1080 ( 4 vs 5 nm).
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 114.47 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1080 ( 1495 K vs 697 K).
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1080 .
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 45.45 % higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 1080 ( 64 vs 44 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

SoC:

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.

Exynos 1080

696884

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +38%

1494604

CPU	178651	374214
GPU	251983	516258
Memory	127596	344248
UX	138654	259884
Total score	696884	1494604

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Exynos 1080

833

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +39%

1999

Multi-Core Score

Exynos 1080

2890

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +31%

5273

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Exynos 1080

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +58%

11301

Stability	-	85.3%
Graphics test	-	67 FPS
Score	-	11301

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1080 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture	1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores	8	8
Base Frequency	2000MHz	2000MHz
Turbo Frequency	2800MHz	3000MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache	-	-
L2 cache	-	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Transistor count	-	-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)	9 W	6 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G78 MP10	Adreno 735
Architecture	Valhall 2	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	800 MHz	1100 MHz
Pipelines	10	2
Shading units	160	768
Total shaders	320	1536
FLOPS	-	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version	1.1	1.3
OpenCL version	2.0	2.0
DirectX version	12	12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU)

Neural Processor

Hexagon

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2750 MHz	4200 MHz
Bus	-	-
Max bandwidth	44 Gbit/s	64 Gbit/s
Max size	8 GB	24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0
Max display resolution	2960 x 1440	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP	1x 200MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem	-	Snapdragon X70
4G support	LTE Cat. 18	LTE Cat. 22
5G support	Yes	Yes
Download speed 5G	Up to 5100 Mbps	Up to 6500 Mbps
Download speed 4G	Up to 1200 Mbps	-
Upload speed 5G	Up to 1280 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G	Up to 200 Mbps	-
Wi-Fi	6	7
Bluetooth	5.2	5.4
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced	November 2020	March 2024
Class	Mid range	Flagship
Model number	S5E9815	SM8635
Official page	Exynos 1080 official site	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site