Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold)
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 509 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Valhall
GPU frequency 720 MHz
Execution units 1 11
Shaders 128 176
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber SDM636 S5E9830
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 636
174837
Exynos 990
742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
274
Exynos 990
835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
1129
Exynos 990
2669