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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Q
73.8Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
67.9CPU57.2
—GPU54.3
80.1Benchmarks74.2
—AI85.9
77.2Efficiency79.6
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 52 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 66.1, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+11) and benchmarks (+6). Samsung Exynos 2500 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 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 57
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 74
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,000 vs 2,300
  • 27% higher AnTuTu 10: 2,724,754 vs 2,150,000
  • 15% higher Max clock: 3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 11% lower TDP (typical): 8 W vs 9 W

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20252025
Process3 nm3 nm
TDP (typical)9 W8 W+11%
ArchitectureArmv9 (Oryon)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.8 GHz+15%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUQualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUQualcomm HexagonSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Max bandwidth77 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemSnapdragon X80 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
Max displayWQHD+ @ 144Hz—
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 102,724,754+27%Top 4%2,150,000Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,000+30%Top 8%2,300Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,200+12%Top 5%8,200Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,400Top 17%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)866,588Top 9%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)853,716Top 15%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)368,524Top 9%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)635,926Top 12%—

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