Skip to content
InnoReviews

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
96.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
68Inno Score
93.3CPU58.4
97.9GPU60.5
—Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
100Efficiencyspec-based79.6
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 61 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 96.4 to 68, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+37) and CPU (+35). Samsung Exynos 2500 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 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 93 vs 58
  • Stronger GPU score: 98 vs 61
  • 89% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 9,739 vs 5,166
  • 74% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,312 vs 2,478
  • 58% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,801 vs 8,098

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+33%3 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock5 GHz+52%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUQualcomm AdrenoSamsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz—
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu—2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,312+74%Top 2%2,478Top 11%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,801+58%Top 2%8,098Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme9,739+89%Top 1%5,166Top 10%

Related comparisons

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6vs MediaTek Dimensity 9600 ProVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6vs Apple A20 ProVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6vs Xiaomi Xring O3VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5VSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Apple A18 ProVSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Apple A18VSSamsung Exynos 2500vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400VSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Google Tensor G6VS

Try another matchup