Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 450
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 450
169
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 450
767
Exynos 980
1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 3 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 546 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 1x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 506 Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 500 Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency 600 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 1 5
Shaders 48 80
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 2.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 2 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber SDM450 S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Low-end Mid-end