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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
85.3CPU57.2
82.5GPU54.3
87.5Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
74.8Efficiencyspec-based79.6
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 52 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 66.1, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+28) and CPU (+28). 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 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 85 vs 57
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 54
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 88 vs 74
  • 75% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,700 vs 4,400
  • 67% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,850 vs 2,300

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 20% lower TDP (typical): 8 W vs 10 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20252025
Process3 nm3 nm
TDP (typical)10 W8 W+20%
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.6 GHz+39%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUAdreno 840Samsung Xclipse 950
GPU clock1,200 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth85.3 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemSnapdragon X85 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download12.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz—
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,646,161Top 3%2,150,000
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+67%Top 3%2,300Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,900+45%Top 3%8,200Top 11%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,700+75%Top 5%4,400Top 20%

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