Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Exynos 2600

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The Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Exynos 2600 are within 3% of each other on AnTuTu v11 (28.39 Lakhs vs 29.29 Lakhs). Geekbench is split: the Snapdragon 8 Elite is 16% faster in single-core, while the Exynos 2600 is 6% faster in multi-core. Where the Snapdragon 8 Elite does better: 14% higher peak CPU clock (4.32 GHz vs 3.8 GHz) and 26% faster RAM (5300 MHz vs 4200 MHz).

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Exynos 2600: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Elite leads

14% higher peak CPU clock

4.32 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
26% faster RAM

5300 MHz vs 4200 MHz
16% faster in Geekbench single-core

3,312 vs 2,843

Where the Exynos 2600 leads

Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A
2x larger L3 cache

16 MB vs 8 MB
Smaller process node

2 nm vs 3 nm
2.1x more GPU compute power

7024.6 GFLOPS vs 3379.2 GFLOPS
6% faster in Geekbench multi-core

10,192 vs 9,584

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+3% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 28,39,439

Exynos 2600 29,29,281

Geekbench Single-Core

+16% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 3,312

Exynos 2600 2,843

Geekbench Multi-Core

+6% faster

Snapdragon 8 Elite 9,584

Exynos 2600 10,192

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Snapdragon 8 Elite Exynos 2600

Overview

Launch Date: October 2024; December 2025
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Qualcomm; Samsung
Model Number: SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC; Exynos 2600

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 10
Core Configuration: 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)
6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M); 1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra
3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro
6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro
Max Frequency: 4320 MHz; 3.8 GHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9.3
Process Node: 3 nm; 2 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; Samsung
L2 Cache: 12 MB; -
L3 Cache: 8 MB; 16 MB
TDP: 8 W; -

GPU

GPU Name: Adreno 830; Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Frequency: 1100 MHz; 985 MHz
Shading Units: 512; 128
FLOPS: 3379.2 GFLOPS; 7024.6 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; Yes
NPU: Hexagon NPU; 32K MAC NPU
API Support: OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3; Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: Up to 5300 MHz; 4200 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 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

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320 MP; 320 MP
Video Capture: 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 1080p at 480FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Max Display Resolution: 4K; 4K at 120Hz
Video Playback: 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 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, aptX; AAC LC, FLAC ,HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem: Snapdragon X80 5G; Exynos 5410
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 10 Gbps; 14.79 Gbps
Upload Speed: 3.5 Gbps; 4.90 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 7
Bluetooth: 6.0; 6.1
Navigation: NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS