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Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
57.2CPU29.8
54.3GPU25.7
74.2Benchmarks37.4
85.9AI—
79.6Efficiency32.1
9 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 25000 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+47) and benchmarks (+37). Samsung Exynos 990 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 32
  • 389% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20252020
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)8 W+20%10 W
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
Cores10+25%8
Core configuration1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5202x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.3 GHz+21%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
GPUSamsung Xclipse 950Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
NPUSamsung NPU—
AI performance59 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
ModemIntegrated Exynos 5G modemExynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 102,150,000+330%Top 8%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,300+156%Top 12%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,200+209%Top 9%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,400+389%Top 17%900Top 81%

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