Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Samsung Exynos 850

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Samsung Exynos 850, compare of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, GFXBench, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 632 or Exynos 850 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 632

Exynos 850

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 632

59%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 632

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 850
Total score	93355	119144
CPU	26145	33358
GPU	35471	45266
MEM	14927	19058
UX	16804	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 850
Single-Core	241	243
Multi-Core	1087	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 850
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	7.46
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 850 is 9% better than Snapdragon 632 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	130	426
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	96
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile		23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.6	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	33.2	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.7	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.2	59.6
Real Racing 3	41.5	85.2
Sniper 3D	43.2	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	39.8	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	43.2	70.6
CSR Racing 2	39.8	58.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	24 MP	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 25
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 632 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 632 specs and review.

Exynos 850 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 850 specs and review.