Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 860

996

Exynos 2500

2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 860

2580

Exynos 2500

9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)	1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	8	10
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	6700 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 690	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 640	Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 600	RDNA
GPU frequency	675 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	3	8
Shaders	768
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.1	1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	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	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS