Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 2600
30.1CPU72.6
24.9GPU77.4
42Benchmarks81.1
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8556 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2600
InnoReviews verdict
Samsung Exynos 2600 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 80.4 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+53) and CPU (+42). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 855
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2600
- Stronger CPU score: 73 vs 30
- Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 25
- Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 42
- 804% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,230 vs 800
- 301% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,824 vs 2,700
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 2 nm+71% |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv9.3 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 10+25% |
| Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Pro (high-performance) + 6x Arm C1-Pro (high-efficiency) |
| Max clock | 2.84 GHz | — |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 640 | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 7 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X24 LTE | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 600,000 | 2,827,538Top 12% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 947,776Top 9% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 1,052,625Top 12% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 347,409Top 23% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 479,728Top 25% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 850Top 65% | 2,995+252%Top 9% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,700Top 55% | 10,824+301%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 800Top 88% | 7,230+804%Top 7% |
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