Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Vs Exynos 1080
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Exynos 1080 SoCs by Qualcomm and Samsung respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 14.29% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1080 (3200 vs 2800 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 22.50% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 1080 (980 vs 800 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 52.73% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1080 (4200 vs 2750 MHz).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1080 (4 vs 5 nm).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 83.21% better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1080 (1,277 K vs 697 K).
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1080.
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 1080 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 270867 | 178651 |
GPU | 567801 | 251983 |
Memory | 239879 | 127596 |
UX | 198202 | 138654 |
Total score | 1276749 | 696884 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 251.3 Mpixels/s | 135.1 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 46.2 images/s | 30 images/s |
Speech recognition | 122.9 words/s | 53.1 words/s |
Machine learning | 114.1 images/s | 51.7 images/s |
Camera shooting | 51.7 images/s | 26.5 images/s |
HTML 5 | 5.81 Mnodes/s | 3.53 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 1510 Mnodes/s | 875.8 Mnodes/s |
3DMark
100%
SD 8 Gen 20%
Exynos 1080Score: 12967
Stability | - | - |
Graphics test | 81 FPS | - |
Score | 12967 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Samsung Exynos 1080Display
Max On-Device Display | 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz | WQHD+ @90Hz, FHD+ @144Hz |
Max On-Display Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
Max External Display | 4K @ 60 Hz | - |
HDR | HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10 | HDR10+ |
Color Depth | Up to 10-bit | - |
Color Gamut | Rec. 2020 | - |
CPU
85%
SD 8 Gen 274%
Exynos 1080
Processor Speed (Frequency)
Architecture |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Base Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Turbo Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.3-A |
L1 cache | - | - |
L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
Process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Transistor count | - | - |
TDP | 10 W | 9 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 740 | Mali-G78 MP10 |
Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 2 |
GPU frequency | 980 MHz | 800 MHz |
Execution units | - | 10 |
Shading units | - | 160 |
FLOPS | - | - |
Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
Bus | 4 x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | - | 44 Gbit/s |
Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Neural Processor |
Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1 x 200 MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Modem | Snapdragon X70 | - |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 5100 Mbps |
Peak Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
Announced Date | November 2022 | November 2020 |
Class | Flagship | Mid range |
Model number | SM8550-AB | S5E9815 |
Official page | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | Exynos 1080 official site |