Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) with Samsung Exynos 2500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

Exynos 2500

2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

Exynos 2500

9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)	1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	6	10
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
TDP	8.2 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 830	Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	RDNA
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	3	8
Shaders	1536
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2540	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS