Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 9610
41.7CPU28
40.6GPU—
58.4Benchmarks—
64.1Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 10 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 Gen 1
- Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 28
- 1567% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
- 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
- 30% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 3 GHz+30% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X65 5G | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | 10 Gbps+1567% | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,150,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,720Top 25% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,300Top 30% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,500Top 39% | — |
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