Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 680
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 850 (with Mali-G52 MP1 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (Adreno 610). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Performs 93% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 87%) AnTuTu 9 score – 269K vs 144K
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
- Announced 1-year and 6-months later
- 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 43099 | 80369 |
| GPU | 24795 | 49250 |
| Memory | 35711 | 63380 |
| UX | 41901 | 76547 |
| Total score | 144358 | 269388 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 74.3 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 10.4 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 16.7 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 12.4 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 5.29 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 1.38 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 356.2 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Score | 424 | 441 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 59 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | - | 23 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 65 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 62 FPS [Medium] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 26 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 850 and Snapdragon 680CPU
| Architecture | 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 | 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 3 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G52 MP1 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 820 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 2 |
| Shading units | 96 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 126 Gigaflops | 243 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 686 |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 300 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | May 2020 | October 2021 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | S5E3830 | SM6225 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 850 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site |
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