The difference between smartphone chips in 2026 is absurd. The fastest chip we’ve tested is about 15 times more powerful than the slowest chip ever found in a modern smartphone. And yet both can run essentially the same apps, games, and operating systems. Mobile silicon has become extremely diverse.
Of course, raw performance isn’t everything. Software optimization, thermal management, storage speeds, and app behavior all play a huge role in how fast a phone actually feels day to day. But when it comes to demanding workloads, there is still no substitute for brute computational power.
So we decided to limit things to the basics.
Just a few of the hundreds of phones we’ve tested
This comparison focuses solely on raw chipset performance using three benchmarks from our review database: Geekbench Single-Core, Geekbench Multi-Core, and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. No camera processing comparisons, no AI claims, no connectivity features and no manufacturer marketing promises – just CPU and GPU performance across 70 smartphone chips from the last two and a half years.
The results are derived from our own device reviews, where multiple devices with the same chipset were tested, using the average score.
To make the charts easier to read, the tool uses a dynamic 100% baseline system. Select any chip, and all others are recalculated relative to it. You can also see the underlying benchmark numbers for each individual test.
By default, the “Popular” filter is enabled, Showing the 30 most viewed chips in our database based on recent reader interest. Disable this if you want to browse the entire list.
Enough setup – let’s dive in.
chipset performance comparison
The benchmark score is displayed as relative performance versus a selectable 100% baseline.
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