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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
85.3CPU20
82.5GPU—
87.5Benchmarks20
74.8Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 51 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+68) and CPU (+65). Samsung Exynos 850 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 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 88 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 75 vs 47
  • 2165% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,850 vs 170
  • 1926% higher AnTuTu 10: 3,646,161 vs 180,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 60% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 10 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20252020
Process3 nm+62%8 nm
TDP (typical)10 W4 W+60%
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.6 GHz+130%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
GPUAdreno 840Arm Mali-G52 MP1
GPU clock1,200 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth85.3 GB/s+566%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
ModemSnapdragon X85 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-7
Max download12.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 103,646,161+1926%Top 1%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,850+2165%Top 1%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,900+1883%Top 1%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,700Top 2%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)1,084,061Top 3%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)1,342,827Top 3%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)425,901Top 3%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)793,372Top 3%—

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