Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G vs Samsung Exynos 850
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2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
- 80% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 252 vs 140
- 16% higher Max bandwidth: 14.9 GB/s vs 12.8 GB/s
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 4 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A77 + 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 | 8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 619L | Arm Mali-G52 MP1 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-1866 | LPDDR4X-1600 |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s+16% | 12.8 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X51 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-7 |
| Max download | 2.5 Gbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 120Hz | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 170Bottom 3% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 600Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 252+80%Bottom 19% | 140Bottom 10% |
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