Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Samsung Exynos 1280. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and Samsung Exynos 1280
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
348982
Samsung Exynos 1280
478526
CPU116467154535
GPU43728105189
Memory10987192022
UX78916126780
NanoReview Score348982478526
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
Samsung Exynos 1280
2287
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test3 fps13 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
Samsung Exynos 1280
851
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
Samsung Exynos 1280
1913
File Compression100 MB/s97.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s50.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec70.9 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s5.92 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s18.1 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s36 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec70.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec3.04 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 897 MHz
Execution Units 1 4
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 128 128
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 229.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU Frequency n/a 4.3 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 2550 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 1280 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM6225-AD S5E8825

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