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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Samsung Exynos 850

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
VS
S
26.2Inno Score
54.2CPU20
57.9GPU—
76Benchmarks20
66.5Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 31 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.1 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+56) and CPU (+34). 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 Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 76 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 67 vs 47
  • 1224% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,250 vs 170
  • 1185% higher AnTuTu 10: 2,312,709 vs 180,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 56% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 9 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+50%8 nm
TDP (typical)9 W4 W+56%
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A5208x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.3 GHz+65%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
GPUAdreno 750Arm Mali-G52 MP1
GPU clock903 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s+500%12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated LTE Cat-7
Max download10 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.45.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture8K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Samsung Exynos 850
AnTuTu 102,312,709+1185%Top 7%180,000Top 94%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,250+1224%Top 14%170Top 96%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,100+1083%Top 13%600Top 97%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,800Top 11%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)643,922Top 20%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)790,016Top 20%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)341,129Top 20%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)537,642Top 18%—

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