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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
60.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.5Inno Score
51.5CPU58.4
53.1GPU60.5
76.1Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based85.9
71.4Efficiencyspec-based79.6
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 46 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.5 to 60.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+7) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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 8s Gen 4

  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 58 vs 52
  • Stronger GPU score: 61 vs 53
  • 40% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 5,166 vs 3,700
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20252025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x3.21 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x3.01 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.02 GHz Cortex-A5201x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.21 GHz3.3 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUAdreno 825Samsung Xclipse 950
GPU clock1,100 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUHexagon NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5X-9600LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth76.8 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
ModemSnapdragon X75 5GIntegrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download4.2 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz—
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu2,324,829Top 16%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)675,620Top 16%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)797,455Top 16%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)332,748Top 21%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)519,006Top 21%—
AnTuTu 122,402,313Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,050Top 17%2,478+21%Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,850Top 14%8,098+18%Top 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,700Top 19%5,166+40%Top 10%

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