We compared the Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Exynos 2500. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 830 GPU, while the Exynos 2500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Xclipse 950 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
98
Exynos 2500
74
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Exynos 2500
79
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
99
Exynos 2500
76
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+32% better
2,839,439
Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 600,617 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 383,044 |
| UX | 400,765 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+37% better
3,230
Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+27% better
10,358
Exynos 2500
8,141
| Multi Core | 10,358 | 8,141 |
| Single Core | 3,230 | 2,359 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 31% Faster CPU clock speed (4230 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- 32% higher AnTuTu score (2.83M vs 2.15M)
- 37% faster single-core and 27% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 10% higher GPU frequency (1100 MHz vs 999 MHz)
- 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 10% higher Memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Advantages of Exynos 2500
- 21% more compute performance (4.09 vs 3.37 TFLOPS)
- 2x larger L3 cache (16 MB vs 8 MB)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Samsung Exynos 2500
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | S5E9955 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3.3GHz – Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz – Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz – Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz – Cortex A520 |
| Frequency | 4470 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| TDP | 8 Watts | – |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | AMD RDNA 3 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | NPU (59 TOPS) |
| Shading Units | 512 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 3.37 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes (Real-time with global illumination) | Yes (Hardware-accelerated) |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 4K @ 120Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 4K |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 1080p @ 480FPS | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE (FDD/TDD) | LTE-A Cat.24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Sub-6GHz NR, mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 12.1 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | – |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |