Exynos 1580: Specs, Pros & Cons, Alternatives

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Should I buy it?

Exynos 1580

CONSIDER

Great choice if these matter:

Daily Use
Gaming
Value for Money

Watch out for:

Still trails Snapdragon and Dimensity parts in the same price bracket on raw benchmarks.
Used only in Galaxy phones, so third-party game optimisation is narrower.

Regret riskLOWlimited data

Main risks

Still trails Snapdragon and Dimensity parts in the same price bracket on raw benchmarks.
Used only in Galaxy phones, so third-party game optimisation is narrower.
Samsung publishes no cache sizes or TDP figure.
Exynos parts have historically run warmer than equivalent Snapdragons under sustained load.

The risk level is computed from the release date and verified weaknesses. The confidence score appears only once enough owner reports exist.

Alternatives

Google Tensor G6

Intel Core 7 350

This box relies only on verified specs, the release date and editorial assessment; owner reports join them as they come in. We do not predict prices.

Official Statement

What does Samsung say about the product?

A summary of Samsung's official product description.

Samsung

Official Samsung source

Samsung introduced the Exynos 1580 with Cortex-A720 cores and a third-generation Xclipse GPU.

Announced on October 24, 2024, the Exynos 1580 is a 4nm platform with one Cortex-A720 core at 2.9 GHz, three more at 2.6 GHz and four Cortex-A520 cores at 1.9 GHz, alongside the RDNA-based Xclipse 540 GPU with four ray-tracing cores. Samsung cites up to 37% higher GPU performance at 20% lower power than its predecessor.

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Open Samsung's official statement

Core Structure

How many cores does the processor have?

Manufacturer's official core and architecture information.

CORE STRUCTURE

The structure decisive in multi-core tasks.

8 Core

8-core — Total Cores · 8 Thread — Concurrent Threads · 4 Performance — High-performance core · 4 Efficiency — Low-power core · Arm Cortex-A720 / A520 — Core architecture

8-core8 Thread4 Performance4 EfficiencyArm Cortex-A720 / A520

8-coreTotal Cores

8 ThreadConcurrent Threads

4 PerformanceHigh-performance core

4 EfficiencyLow-power core

Arm Cortex-A720 / A520Core architecture

Frequency

How fast does it work?

Manufacturer's official frequency values.

FREQUENCY

Value that determines single-core performance.

2.9 GHz Boost

2.9 GHz — Maximum boost frequency · 1.9 GHz — Efficiency core frequency

2.9 GHz1.9 GHz

2.9 GHzMaximum boost frequency

1.9 GHzEfficiency core frequency

Power and Cooling

How much power does it draw?

Official power values that determine cooling needs.

POWER AND COOLING

These values determine the cooling budget.

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Device dependent — Cooling solution

Device dependent

Device dependentCooling solution

Who Is It For?

Where does it stand out?

A usage guide built from the specs and the editors' tags; not a test result.

Daily Use

A balanced spec set for everyday use: display, battery and camera figures together.

Good fit

Gaming

For gaming; tagged from the display's refresh rate and the chip's class. We have not measured frame rates or heat ourselves.

Good fit

Value for Money

An editor's tag for hardware that is well priced for what it offers. We do not track current prices; check the price before you buy.

Good fit

Editorial Analysis

Strengths and points to consider

The Kacbu editors' assessment of the specifications the maker publishes. We do not test devices ourselves, so nothing here is a measured result. Anything taken from an independent review is shown with its publication and date in the Press section.

Strengths based on the specs

Cortex-A720 cores, a generation newer than the Cortex-A78 designs in the Exynos 1480 and many rivals.

Xclipse 540 graphics with four RT cores — hardware ray tracing in the midrange.

Samsung cites up to 37% more GPU performance while drawing 20% less power than the previous generation.

A 6K MAC NPU for on-device AI features.

4nm manufacturing at Samsung's own foundry.

Things to consider

Still trails Snapdragon and Dimensity parts in the same price bracket on raw benchmarks.

Used only in Galaxy phones, so third-party game optimisation is narrower.

Samsung publishes no cache sizes or TDP figure.

Exynos parts have historically run warmer than equivalent Snapdragons under sustained load.

Historical Product Info

Official launch details

Instead of tracking today's retail price, Kacbu keeps the product's official launch information as a reference.

AnnouncedOctober 24, 2024

The manufacturer's official announcement date.

Design🇰🇷 South Korea

Manufacturing🇰🇷 South Korea

Samsung designs Exynos in South Korea and is one of the few chip designers that also manufactures: Exynos parts are produced at Samsung Foundry's own plants, primarily in South Korea.

This is not the current retail price — it shows the product's historical, official launch information.

Specifications

Exynos 1580 specifications

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General

Family

Exynos 1000

Segment

Mobile midrange SoC

Release Year

2024

Manufacturer

Samsung

Core Structure

Cores

Threads

Core Architecture

Arm Cortex-A720 / A520

Efficiency Core

Performance Core

Frequency

Boost Clock

2.9 GHz

Efficiency-Core Clock

1.9 GHz

Graphics Unit

Ray Tracing

Yes

Integrated Graphics

Xclipse 540

Power

Cooling Solution

Device dependent

Platform

Socket

BGA (SoC)

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

Lithography

4 nm

FAQ

The most common questions about this product

What the numbers on the spec sheet actually mean in day-to-day use.

How does it differ from the Exynos 1480?

The 1580 moves to Cortex-A720 cores from the 1480's Cortex-A78 designs, and upgrades the GPU from Xclipse 530 to 540 — doubling the work group processors and adding ray-tracing cores. It is a genuine generational step rather than a refresh.

Does ray tracing matter on a midrange phone?

Rarely today: few mobile games use it, and those that do run it best on flagships.

Which phones use it?

Every phone in this catalogue carrying it is listed on this page, so you can compare them directly.

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