Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 9610
85.3CPU28
82.5GPU—
87.5Benchmarks—
74.8Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 50 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9610 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 Gen 5
- Stronger CPU score: 85 vs 28
- 1983% higher Max download: 12.5 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
- 100% higher Max clock: 4.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2018 |
| Process | 3 nm+70% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | — | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 4.6 GHz+100% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU clock | 1,200 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-10667 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | 12.5 Gbps+1983% | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,646,161Top 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 1,084,061Top 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 1,342,827Top 3% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 425,901Top 5% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 793,372Top 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,850Top 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 11,900Top 3% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,700Top 5% | — |
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