Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	8 nm
TDP	5.3 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 730	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Adreno 700	Bifrost
GPU frequency	820 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	3	5
Shaders	768	80
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160@60Hz	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS