Exynos 1580 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
The Exynos 1580 is a mid-range chip from Samsung, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a flagship chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,920 vs 3,860), but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 18% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +18%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Exynos 1580 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Samsung | Qualcomm |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | Oct 2024 | — |
| Process | 4 nm Samsung | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.9 GHz + 3× 2.6 GHz + 4× 1.95 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.9 GHz | — |
| GPU | Xclipse 540 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #51 of 118 (better) | #52 of 118 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,370 | 1,610 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,920 | 3,860 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 641 | — |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Samsung Galaxy A56 5G 6.6 | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 6.8 |
| Lowest US launch price | $500 Samsung Galaxy A56 5G | $600 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE |
| Newest phone | Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Mar 2025 | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Oct 2023 |
Phones with the Exynos 1580
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.6
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
From $499.99 + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.8 Discontinued
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
6.4″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,500 mAh
From $599.99 + Compare
Exynos 1580 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: FAQ
Which is faster, the Exynos 1580 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,920 vs 3,860), but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 18% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Exynos 1580 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1?
The Exynos 1580 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $500, for the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $600, for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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