Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 450
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 850 (with Mali-G52 MP1 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (Adreno 506). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Samsung Exynos 850
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 14 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~67%)
- Shows better (up to 33%) AnTuTu 11 score β 234K vs 176K
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
- Performs 20% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 102498 | 77206 |
| GPU | 10785 | 13090 |
| Memory | 67388 | 42227 |
| UX | 53668 | 44195 |
| Total score | 234339 | 176718 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 68.9 MB/sec | 48.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 31.2 pages/sec | 23.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 42.3 Mpixels/sec | 36.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 11.3 images/sec | 9.42 images/sec |
| HDR | 37.8 Mpixels/sec | 25.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.93 images/sec | 0.91 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 9.2 images/sec | 5.11 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2 Mpixels/sec | 1.36 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.99 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 0.62 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 1.8 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 58.3 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4948 | - |
| Video editing score | 5163 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 3929 | - |
| Photo editing score | 8993 | - |
| Writing score | 5825 | - |
| Phones tested | 5 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 850
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-18 -> HABIBO | AnTuTu 12 | 304257 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Galaxy A04s) | AnTuTu 11 | 236832 |
| π 2026-07-25 (stockman50) | AnTuTu 11 | 266604 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Joner) | AnTuTu 11 | 228034 |
| π 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad) | AnTuTu 11 | 258064 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-06-27 (Johirul Islam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 301 / 831 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 850 and Snapdragon 450CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 | 8x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 3 W | 3 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G52 MP1 | Adreno 506 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 1001 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 1 |
| Shading units | 16 | 48 |
| Total shaders | 16 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 48 Gigaflops | 57.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 546 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 7.46 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X9 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | May 2020 | June 2017 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | S5E3830 | SDM450 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 850 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
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