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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
100CPU39.5
100Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 60 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Samsung Exynos 9820 lack 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 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 40
  • 640% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
  • 83% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.73 GHz
  • 75% lower process: 2 nm vs 8 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20262018
Process2 nm+75%8 nm
Architecture64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores88
Core configuration2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock5 GHz+83%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUAdreno GPUArm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300LPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RFIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download14.8 Gbps+640%2 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 8—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzWQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

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