Samsung Exynos 990
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 990 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3000 MHz (2730 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (October 2019 vs December 2021)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2019
Launch Date
December 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
Samsung
S5E9830
Model Name
SM8450
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
4 nm
2730 MHz
Frequency
3000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G77 MP11
GPU name
Adreno 730
800 MHz
GPU frequency
818 MHz
1.126 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
768
11
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 7350 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.1
Bluetooth
5.3
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
9 W
TDP
5.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 990
842
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664 +98%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 990
2672
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030 +51%
FP32 (float)
Exynos 990
1149
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2462 +114%
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 990
721171
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1096529 +52%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
7365
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10505
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
8723
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
11920
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
494
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
790
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
4436
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
9565
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
1421
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2548
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
4500
Xiaomi 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10361
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
19460
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
33310
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
12071
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
13969
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos 990)
Samsung Exynos 990
1409
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2539