Samsung Galaxy A54 Performance
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Samsung Galaxy A54 : Performance Summary
Built around the Samsung Exynos 1380, the Galaxy A54 smartphone has a very fast CPU, but a relatively weak GPU.
What that means is that it offers snappy performance for most part – web browsing, work applications, casual gaming, etc.
It only has trouble delivering high frame rates for graphics-intensive 3D games, and AI or 3D apps may take longer to process in comparison to flagship devices.
But that’s what you need to keep in mind – the Exynos 1380 is a mid-range mobile platform, not a flagship-class. And it is a fast one.
Samsung Galaxy A54 : Work Performance
We first tested the Galaxy A54 Ultra using PCMark, which simulates work applications like web browsing, playing video, writing text and editing photos.
| Work 3.0 | S23 Ultra |
Galaxy A54 |
S22 Ultra |
S21 Ultra |
Galaxy A52 |
| Mobile Platform | SD 8 Gen 2 |
Exynos 1380 |
SD 8 Gen 1 |
Exynos 2100 |
SD 750G |
| Performance Score | 16408 | 13523 | 12860 | 12535 | 7874 |
| Web Browsing | 15680 | 10659 | 10442 | 10185 | 7021 |
| Video Editing | 7879 | 7363 | 7444 | 6336 | 5693 |
| Writing | 22257 | 17485 | 15471 | 15247 | 7454 |
| Photo Editing | 35533 | 28805 | 30177 | 37847 | 15812 |
| Data Manipulation | 12171 | 11443 | 9691 | 8310 | 6424 |
Will you look at that?! The Samsung Exynos 1380 that powers the Galaxy A54 actually beat Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which powered the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
It was also just 17.5% slower than the latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile SoC that powers the new Galaxy S23 Ultra flagship smartphone!
Very impressive for a mid-range mobile SoC, especially handily beating the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Ultra, and coming in 72% faster than the Galaxy A52.
Samsung Galaxy A54 : Gaming Performance
For gaming, we tested the Galaxy A54 using 3DMark, with these results :
| 3DMark | S23 Ultra |
S22 Ultra |
Z Flip 3 |
Note20 Ultra |
Galaxy A54 |
| Device | SD 8 Gen 2 |
SD 8 Gen 1 |
SD 888 |
Exynos 990 |
Exynos 1380 |
| Sling Shot Unlimited | 16344 | 11094 | 9248 | 8026 | 6195 |
| Wild Life Unlimited | 14554 | 9106 | 3952 | 4504 | 2860 |
| Wild Life Extreme Unlimited |
3814 | 2220 | 1174 | 1387 | 799 |
This is where the Samsung Galaxy A54’s Exynos 1380 falls short – it is just not very good at gaming!
It was 23% to 42% slower than the Exynos 990, and 28% to 32% slower than the Snapdragon 888!
That does not mean it’s bad for gaming. It can certainly handle most games. It just won’t be able to deliver high frame rates in graphically-demanding 3D games like Genshin Impact, Black Desert Mobile, etc.
Samsung Galaxy A54 : Overall Performance
We then tested the Galaxy A54 using AnTuTu, yielding these results :
| AnTuTu | S23 Ultra |
S22 Ultra |
S21 Ultra |
Galaxy A54 |
Galaxy A52 |
| Device | SD 8 Gen 2 |
SD 8 Gen 1 |
Exynos 2100 |
Exynos 1380 |
SD 750G |
| AnTuTu Score | 1212174 | 889167 | 624411 | 522411 | 341908 |
| CPU | 261886 | 203090 | 166290 | 153230 | 105098 |
| GPU | 538823 | 402617 | 258995 | 149596 | 88068 |
| Memory | 236163 | 146002 | 120805 | 86578 | 60642 |
| UX | 175302 | 137458 | 78321 | 133007 | 88100 |
According to the AnTuTu benchmark, the Samsung Galaxy A54 is about 53% faster than the Galaxy A52, and only 16% slower than the Galaxy S21 Ultra.
What’s important to note is that the Exynos 1380’s CPU is fast, coming within 8% of the Exynos 2100. However, it has a relatively weak GPU, and slower memory than the flagship-class mobile platforms in this comparison.
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