Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Exynos 2600
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Exynos 2600, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Exynos 2600
- Geekbench 6 shows 19% faster single-core and 9% faster multi-core performance
- 26% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 2.96M)
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (4.61 GHz vs Up to 3.8 GHz)
- 26% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 67.2 GB/s)
- 26% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- Released 3 months later - (December 2025 vs september 2025)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Exynos 2600
89
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Exynos 2600
99
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Exynos 2600
96
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Exynos 2600
95
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +26%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 989,619 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 1,108,584 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 388,039 |
| UX | 865,161 | 471,964 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 2,958,206 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +19%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Exynos 2600
2,961
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +9%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Exynos 2600
9,990
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 2,961 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 9,990 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Exynos 2600
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Exynos 2600 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | December 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | Exynos 2600 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | Up to 3.8 GHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3 |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 840 | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 985 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | 32K MAC NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | N/A |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 AV1 |
H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 4K @ 120Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Exynos 5410 (5G) |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 14.79 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | up to 4.90 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |