Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 1580. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Snapdragon 821

232375

Exynos 1580

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 821

353

Exynos 1580

1365

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 821

857

Exynos 1580

3909

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo	1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 530	Xclipse 540
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	RDNA
GPU frequency	650 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	256	256
DirectX	11.2	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 28MP, 2x	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	5.1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.1	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS