Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 9610
30.1CPU28
24.9GPU—
42Benchmarks—
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8550 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 855
- 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 23% higher Max clock: 2.84 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 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2018 |
| Process | 7 nm+30% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.84 GHz+23% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 640 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 | — |
| AI performance | 7 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X24 LTE | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | — | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 600,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 850Bottom 36% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,700Bottom 47% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 800Bottom 23% | — |
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