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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Q
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
100CPU29.8
—GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 60 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 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 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 30
  • 83% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20262020
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+83%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm AdrenoArm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF SystemExynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download14.8 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
Max display8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture8K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—900Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,650Top 56%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—900Top 83%

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