Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Samsung Exynos 2500
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4), vs Samsung Exynos 2500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 602481 | 500921 |
| GPU | 1165880 | 928912 |
| Memory | 534209 | 410202 |
| UX | 442171 | 373762 |
| NanoReview Score | 2744741 | 2213797 |
| Graphics Test | 143 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 382.4 MB/s | 386.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 229.7 pages/s | 234.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 259.3 MP/sec | 272.4 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 33.5 frames/s | 36.6 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90.1 frames/s | 86.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 239.8 frames/s | 246.4 frames/s |
| HDR | 324 MP/sec | 313.6 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 12.8 MP/sec | 13 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Fortnite |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Shadowgun Legends |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
World of Tanks Blitz |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Genshin Impact |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
| Device | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) - 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
- 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 - 2x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A725 - 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Cores count | 8 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4320 | 3300 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 8.2 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 830 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | RDNA 3.5 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 8 |
| Shader Units | 512 | n/a |
| Total shader | 1536 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 85.4 Gbit/s | 77 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
- UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2540 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | n/a |
| Video recording | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | n/a |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8750-AB | S5E9955 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang