Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime)
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 4 nm 7 nm
TDP 5.3 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU frequency 820 MHz
Execution units 3 11
Shaders 768 176
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 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 10 Gbps 7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.67 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8450 S5E9830
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
955537
Exynos 990
742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1272
Exynos 990
835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3804
Exynos 990
2669