Exynos 9825 vs Snapdragon 778G

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9825 (with Mali-G76 MP12 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642). 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 9825
  • Higher GPU frequency (~37%)
  • Supports 30% higher memory bandwidth (33.4 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Performs 30% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
798922
CPU 296289 326426
GPU 141109 101452
Memory 170792 119484
UX 190732 236244
Total score 798922 783606
Samples [12 tests] [113 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2943
Asset compression 112.1 MB/sec 157.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 72.6 pages/sec 70.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 77 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 46.9 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
HDR 84.4 Mpixels/sec 91.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 7.61 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 26.1 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.96 Mpixels/sec 4.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 6 tests 68 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 9825 +143%
5214
Background blur 7.65 images/sec 3.5 images/sec
Face detection 4.79 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.25 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.5 Gpixels/sec 5.75 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 533.9 FPS 370.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 4 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 393 225
Stability 96% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1003 686
Stability 95% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12246
Web score 8308 10945
Video editing score 5802 6994
Data manipulation score 7232 9642
Photo editing score 19062 24463
Writing score 10895 14285
Phones tested 2 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 59 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 94 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 53 FPS
[High]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400
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 9825
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Tomio.tomato)AnTuTu 11820039
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 -> j7primeciadamAnTuTu 11819454
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (M1nn44a)AnTuTu 11722666
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-22 (Wolf_Tech 🐺)AnTuTu 11824382
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Random person)AnTuTu 11806002
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (tosaino)AnTuTu 12806833
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> VoidxEoAnTuTu 12887900
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas)AnTuTu 11725254
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu 12805881

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9825 and Snapdragon 778G

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – M4
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2730 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 8.5 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP12 Adreno 642
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Adreno 600
GPU frequency 754 MHz 550 MHz
Pipelines 12 2
Shading units 24 256
Total shaders 288 512
FLOPS 434.3 Gigaflops 563.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 770
NPU theoretical performance 1.86 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 33.4 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5100 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2019 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9825 SM7325
Official page Samsung Exynos 9825 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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buttertech August 30, 2026 at 05:30 PM
The Snapdragon 778G is more efficient in gaming
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