Mobile chipsets launched within a 12-month time span don’t usually have huge performance differences, but Qualcomm’s switch to mass production of Snapdragon 8 Gen2 on TSMC’s 4nm process is a reversal of the norm, and the result is an impressive 45 percent improvement in multi-core performance compared to the Exynos 2200, also built on a 4nm architecture, not to mention GPU performance over Exynos 2200 by 60%.
Ice Universe (i Ice Universe) has shared Geekbench 5 single-core and multi-core performance data for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Exynos 2200, and the difference between the two speaks for itself. This flagship SoC from Qualcomm is the first processor in an Android device to earn a multi-core score of over 5,000. If you recall, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 suffered from the same issues as the Exynos 2200, from performance, stability, and overheating degradation, but that’s because both chipsets were mass-produced on Samsung’s 4nm node.
As for the GPU, the Snapdragon 8 Gen2’s Adreno 740 unit is said to be 60% faster than the graphics processor running in the Exynos 2200, although the tipster didn’t share any runtime numbers to verify this claim.
In addition, Ice Universe claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 is 88 percent more power efficient, but like the GPU results, again there are no numbers to back up the claim, but it’s enough to suggest that the shift to TSMC has reversed the embarrassing situation that Qualcomm processors were previously in.
Despite the huge performance difference between the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 and the Exynos 2200, Qualcomm’s latest SoC continues to lag behind Apple’s A16 bionic, which beats it in both single-core and multi-core results. The Snapdragon 8 Gen2 can currently match the performance of the A15 Imitation, but that still puts it a full generation behind Apple. Fortunately, this gap continues to narrow over time.
Since Samsung is not using any Exynos SoCs in the Galaxy S23 series launching in 2023, customers who previously had to endure the high heat and low power of these processors are expected to rekindle their desire to buy them, and they will experience the same performance and battery life as customers living in the US.
