Exynos 9610 vs Snapdragon 680
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9610 (with Mali-G72 MP3 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Performs 7x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
- Supports 43% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 11.9 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score β 424K vs 365K
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 149165 | 185604 |
| GPU | 18580 | 26544 |
| Memory | 94830 | 114814 |
| UX | 102433 | 97254 |
| Total score | 365008 | 424216 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [82 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 69.3 MB/sec | 85.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 32.1 pages/sec | 43.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 38.8 Mpixels/sec | 59.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 10.7 images/sec | 15.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 43.1 Mpixels/sec | 49.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.42 images/sec | 2.98 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.67 images/sec | 11.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.55 Mpixels/sec | 2.59 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 6 tests | 35 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.39 images/sec | 0.32 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.38 images/sec | 0.16 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.95 Gpixels/sec | 1.48 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 191 FPS | 26.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 4 tests | 20 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 172 |
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5152 | 7531 |
| Video editing score | 5186 | 4072 |
| Data manipulation score | 5338 | 6097 |
| Photo editing score | 9306 | 14785 |
| Writing score | 6344 | 8535 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 16 models |
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.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 9610
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Gadji TΓ¦mΓ¦v) | AnTuTu 11 | 372305 |
| π 2026-08-05 (A50M Max πΉπ·) | AnTuTu 11 | 380008 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Muhammed tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 368004 |
| π 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 374 / 1132 |
| π 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | AnTuTu 11 | 365008 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Croze) | AnTuTu 12 | 490622 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Arsts) | AnTuTu 12 | 516449 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 426265 |
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 514393 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Raick) | AnTuTu 12 | 486423 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9610 and Snapdragon 680CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.3 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
4x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G72 MP3 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1053 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 1 |
| Shading units | 12 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 36 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 40.8 Gigaflops | 285.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 11.9 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 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 | Shannon 337 | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 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 | March 2018 | October 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Low end |
| Model number | S5E9610 | SM6225 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9610 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - |
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