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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
85.3CPU29.8
82.5GPU25.7
87.5Benchmarks37.4
74.8Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 50 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+57) and CPU (+56). Samsung Exynos 990 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 88 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 75 vs 32
  • 756% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,700 vs 900

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 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20252020
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.6 GHz+68%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
GPUAdreno 840Arm Mali-G77 MP11
GPU clock1,200 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR5X-10667LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth85.3 GB/s+94%44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X85 5GExynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download12.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 103,646,161+629%Top 1%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,850+328%Top 1%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,900+349%Top 1%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,700+756%Top 2%900Top 81%
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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