Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Samsung Exynos 9611
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (97/100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Samsung Exynos 9611 (23/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5:
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 23)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 16)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 23.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 16.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | — |
| Stability | 67% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1112833 | 146634 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 30478 |
| Memory | 442350 | 82437 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 355351 |
| UX | 900177 | 95802 |
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance | 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A734x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | — |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 8 W |
| Transistor count | — | 3 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Shannon 337 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | 69.2 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | 1.54 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | 1.43 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | 38.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | 27.4 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | 9.76 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | 30 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | 145.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | 5.84 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | 1.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 79 tests | 13 tests |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | 5.22 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX version | 12.1 | — |
| FLOPS | 3686.4 Gigaflops | 61.2 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 850 MHz |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 12 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 36 |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1 |
Info
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8850-AC | S5E9611 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | Samsung Exynos 9611 official site |
| Successor | — | -Samsung Exynos 1580 |
Memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 12.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | 15949 | 4791 |
| Phones tested | 13 models | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | 40273 | 10017 |
| Video editing score | 8052 | 5099 |
| Web score | 16855 | 5186 |
| Writing score | 26073 | 6916 |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-08-19->2295031556Leon | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Ilya) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24(q_l8) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-24->Ang3L4D | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Edwin3q) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Hüseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(erosado-pr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-25(freqr) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-05(GrayHerzog) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-08->doruk9611 | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-11(Moex) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-16(CongNguyenlatao) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-13(izxvew) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-15(Robiz) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-20(14burgos) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-15(Somya Lohiya) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro Plus | 4716234 | — |
| 10.Honor Magic 8 | 4037547 | — |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro | 4678468 | — |
| 3.Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra | 4602290 | — |
| 4.Vivo X300 Ultra | 4247433 | — |
| 5.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | 4244509 | — |
| 6.Oppo Find X9 Ultra | 4231988 | — |
| 7.Honor Robot Phone | 4166339 | — |
| 8.Honor Magic V6 | 4166339 | — |
| 9.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | 4117238 | — |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
| 1.Samsung Galaxy M21 | — | 355351 |
| 2.Samsung Galaxy A51 | — | 352699 |
| 3.Samsung Galaxy M31 | — | 326489 |
| Phones with Exynos 9611 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
Gaming
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 40 FPS[Medium] |
| Device | — | Samsung Galaxy A511080 x 2400 |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | — | 38 FPS[High] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 31 FPS[High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 43 FPS[Ultra] |
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