Apple A10X Fusion vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10X Fusion with Samsung Exynos 980. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 3x 2.38 GHz – Hurricane
3x 1.3 GHz – Zephyr
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 6 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 10 nm 8 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million
TDP 8 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing NPU NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x64 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Rogue Bifrost
GPU frequency 1000 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 12 5
Shaders 384 80
OpenCL API 1.2 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.1 Gbps 1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 2 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber APL1071 S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10X Fusion
475583
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10X Fusion
867
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10X Fusion
2275
Exynos 980
1828