Exynos 9610 vs Snapdragon 720G
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9610 (with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (Adreno 618). 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 9610
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- Performs 9.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 11 score β 517K vs 365K
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (14.9 against 11.9 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 149165 | 218272 |
| GPU | 18580 | 50078 |
| Memory | 94830 | 103903 |
| UX | 102433 | 145207 |
| Total score | 365008 | 517460 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [52 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 69.3 MB/sec | 94.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 32.1 pages/sec | 45.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 38.8 Mpixels/sec | 62.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 10.7 images/sec | 33.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 43.1 Mpixels/sec | 55.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.42 images/sec | 5.39 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.67 images/sec | 15.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.55 Mpixels/sec | 2.36 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 6 tests | 21 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.39 images/sec | 1.88 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.38 images/sec | 0.78 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.95 Gpixels/sec | 3.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 191 FPS | 217.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 4 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 314 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5152 | 8030 |
| Video editing score | 5186 | 6295 |
| Data manipulation score | 5338 | 7577 |
| Photo editing score | 9306 | 18039 |
| Writing score | 6344 | 9464 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 6 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 43 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 34 FPS [Medium] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 30 FPS [High] |
| Device | - | Realme 7 Pro 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 720G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool) | AnTuTu 11 | 504036 |
| π 2026-07-27 (Makasin0) | AnTuTu 11 | 624334 |
| π 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 751 / 1835 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9610 and Snapdragon 720GCPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.3 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.3 GHz β Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G72 MP3 | Adreno 618 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1053 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 12 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 36 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 40.8 Gigaflops | 384 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 692 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 11.9 Gb/s | 14.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 384 kHz/32 bit |
Connectivity
| Modem | Shannon 337 | X15 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2018 | January 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9610 | SM7125 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9610 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - |
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