Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
vs
Samsung Exynos 2600

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Samsung Exynos 2600 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3.8 GHz)
  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (7 nm vs 2 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2021 vs January 2026)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Samsung
January 2021
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
SM8250-AC
Model Name
S5E9965
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
8
Cores
10
7 nm
Technology
2 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3.8 GHz
10.3
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Adreno 650
GPU name
Xclipse 960
670 MHz
GPU frequency
-
1.3721 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
Up to 4K@120 Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.2
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
Up to 320 MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Hexagon 698
Neural processor (NPU)
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Exynos 2600
3150 +174%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Exynos 2600
11100 +233%