Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Comparisons 28-02-2023

Comprehensive comparison data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Samsung Exynos 1280, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as PCMark, Geekbench, Quadrant, 3DMark, Neocore, Vellamo, GFXBench, PassMark, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty, Fortnite, GTA, Minecraft, Madout2, Asphalt 9, PUBG etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 850 or Exynos 1280.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 850

20%

Exynos 1280

28%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 850

65%

Exynos 1280

84%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 850

19%

Exynos 1280

25%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 850	Exynos 1280
Total score	282308	396142
CPU	79039	110926
GPU	107274	150533
MEM	45171	63386
UX	50815	71298

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 850	Exynos 1280
Single-Core	638	709
Multi-Core	2236	1926

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 850	Exynos 1280
Frequency	2960 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Transistors count		4800 millions
Core configuration	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385	2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	34.1	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	768 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 18% better than Exynos 1280 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G68 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	712	684
# of Cores		24
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	26.7	28.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.6	44.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	44.8	54.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.2	36.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	36.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.4	54.7
Real Racing 3	56.4	68.1
Sniper 3D	98.2	70.5
Need for Speed No Limits	62.2	76.7
Mortal Kombat X	71.4	70.7
CSR Racing 2	49.3	65.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	2550 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	1280 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1280 is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 850 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 850 specs and review.

Exynos 1280 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 1280 specs and review.