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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
85.3CPU38.7
82.5GPU40.8
87.5Benchmarks62.7
—AIspec-based56.5
74.8Efficiencyspec-based68
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 51 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+47) and GPU (+42). Samsung Exynos 1680 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 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 85 vs 39
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 41
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 88 vs 63
  • 342% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,700 vs 1,742
  • 180% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,850 vs 1,376

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20252026
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Cores88
Core configuration2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.6 GHz+59%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUAdreno 840Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock1,200 MHz1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth85.3 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
ModemSnapdragon X85 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download12.5 Gbps+145%5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,646,161Top 3%1,363,464
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)1,084,061Top 3%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)1,342,827Top 3%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)425,901Top 3%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)793,372Top 3%—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,850+180%Top 3%1,376Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,900+170%Top 3%4,411Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,700+342%Top 5%1,742Top 62%

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