Exynos 2200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 2200 (with Samsung Xclipse 920 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2200
  • Higher GPU frequency (~92%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 2200
  • Supports 31% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1757K vs 1434K
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2800 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1434169
1757044
CPU 472427 553922
GPU 390230 434880
Memory 216173 311861
UX 355339 456381
Total score 1434169 1757044
Samples [52 tests] [238 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 169.2 MB/sec 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 103 pages/sec 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 133.7 Mpixels/sec 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 101.3 images/sec 133 images/sec
HDR 130.8 Mpixels/sec 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.7 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.65 Mpixels/sec 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 14.6 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 9.75 images/sec 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.48 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 38.1 Gpixels/sec 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1860.5 FPS 2177.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 14 tests 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 900 1092
Stability 66% 67%
Graphics test 7 FPS 8 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 3972 5312
Stability 66% 67%
Graphics test 15 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 18 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 15 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 17 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1918 3667
Stability 64% 45%
Graphics test 11 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13460
15557
Web score 11932 13957
Video editing score 7385 7265
Data manipulation score 12323 14272
Photo editing score 24230 32179
Writing score 16664 17828
Phones tested 4 models 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 90 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 118 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 120 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 2200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 ((tiktok:frowners_tech_))AnTuTu 121674395
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGAnTuTu 121628220
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGGeekbench 6 GPU10630
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik))AnTuTu 121628220
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Hangal)AnTuTu 111587642
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Saad_irqAnTuTu 121959121
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> sento raitoAnTuTu 122035354
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (bySK1LL)AnTuTu 121974839
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Babababi)AnTuTu 121953931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> RennsportCPU Throttle80%

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.52 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.82 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7 W 8.5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 740
Architecture RDNA 2 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1306 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 384 1536
FLOPS 1003 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 67.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 240FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300 Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2022 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9925 SM8550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 2200 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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