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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
27.7CPU57.2
21.1GPU54.3
—Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
68Efficiencyspec-based79.6
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 56 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+33) and CPU (+30). Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 28
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 21
  • 1225% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 332
  • 264% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,200 vs 2,250
  • 136% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,300 vs 976

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20262025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)—8 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.4 GHz3.3 GHz+38%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUAdreno 629Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
NPU—Samsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemQualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download2.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.1—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Max displayFHD+ @ 144Hz—
Video capture1080p@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu—2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)976Bottom 44%2,300+136%Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,250Bottom 38%8,200+264%Top 11%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme332Bottom 3%4,400+1225%Top 19%

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