Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
Across 12 measured categories, the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Samsung Exynos 2500 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 while the Samsung Exynos 2500 runs the Samsung Xclipse 950. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1 advantage
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60 MHz higher CPU clock
3360 MHz vs 3300 MHz
Samsung Exynos 2500
9 advantages
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23% higher AnTuTu score
21.55 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs
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46% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,361 vs 5,037
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15% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,228 vs 1,942
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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Larger L3 cache
16 MB vs 8 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS vs 2208.8 GFLOPS
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600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Samsung Exynos 2500 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2022 | June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Samsung |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | S5E9955 |
| 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 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 6 Watts |
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 2208.8 GFLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | - |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 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 |
| Camera Support | 200 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Exynos 5400 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 17,56,001 | 21,54,825 |
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| CPU | 5,58,984 | 5,14,532 |
| GPU | 4,39,885 | 9,46,368 |
| Memory | 3,01,880 | 3,83,044 |
| UX | 4,55,252 | 3,10,881 |
| Single-Core | 1,942 | 2,228 |
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| Multi-Core | 5,037 | 7,361 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
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