Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2500 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (76.8 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (January 2025 vs October 2023)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3300 MHz)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Exynos 2500
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X53x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7302x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7304x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
76.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2500
2719 +24%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2500
9016 +27%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2500
2570180 +33%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536