We compared the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 2500. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 740 GPU, while the Exynos 2500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
Exynos 2500
74
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
48
Exynos 2500
79
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
46
Exynos 2500
76
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Exynos 2500
+70% better
2,154,825
| CPU | 259,548 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 383,044 |
| UX | 184,188 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Exynos 2500
+59% better
2,359
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Exynos 2500
+59% better
8,141
| Multi Core | 5,119 | 8,141 |
| Single Core | 1,485 | 2,359 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- 2% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
Advantages of Samsung Exynos 2500
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
- 100% larger L3 cache (16 MB vs 8 MB)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- 47% higher GPU frequency (999 MHz vs 680 MHz)
- 104% more compute performance (4.09 vs 2.00 TFLOPS)
- 70% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 1.26M)
- 15% higher memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 67.2 GB/s)
- 59% faster single-core and 59% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Samsung Exynos 2500
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | S5E9955 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex A510 |
1x 3.3GHz – Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz – Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz – Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz – Cortex A520 |
| Frequency | 3360 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | AMD RDNA 3 Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 2.0 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 4K @ 120Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 200 MP (single) | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840×2160 | 4K |
| Video Capture | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE-A Cat.24 |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Sub-6GHz NR, mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi0-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |