Samsung Galaxy A56 benchmark results reveal Exynos 1580's faster CPU and new RDNA GPU

2024-10-02

A while back we saw the first results from what should be the Exynos 1580, Samsung's next mid-range chipset. Now we have a new batch of results coming from one of the key devices where the new chip will be used – the Samsung Galaxy A56.

Predictably, the phone has a model number SM-A566B, while the chipset goes under S5E8855.

The Exynos 1580 has eight CPU cores: 1x prime core at 2.91GHz, 3x mid-cores at 2.60GHz and four small cores at 1.95GHz. We don’t actually know what those cores are yet, but Samsung has rebalanced things since the Exynos 1480, which had 4x A78 cores @ 2.75GHz and 4x A55 @ 2.0GHz.

The prime core in the upcoming chip runs at a higher clock speed, targeting higher single-core performance. It might even be a different core compared to the three mid cores.

Geekbench also recorded the GPU – code-named “Angle”, it is the Xclipse 540. Last year’s chip had a previous generation Xclipse 530 (“Titan”), which was based on AMD’s RDNA 2. There’s a good chance that the new chip will be upgraded to the newer RDNA 3 architecture since the other x40 generation GPU, the Xclipse 940 inside the Exynos 2400, uses exactly that.

As for the Samsung Galaxy A56, it was configured with 8GB of RAM, but that doesn’t mean much – the A55 had 6GB, 8GB and even 12GB options. More interesting is that the phone ran Android 15, unlike, say, the Galaxy S24 FE, which came out with Android 14 (and a lower performance Exynos 2400e chip).

By the way, it’s too early to look at the score results – the chip already improved since the first benchmark was spotted and there is plenty of time before Samsung unveils the Galaxy A56. Judging by the A55, A54 and A53 releases, this will happen in mid-March.

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